Bibliotherapy: tracing the roots of a moral therapy movement in the United States from the early nineteenth century to the present

Levin, Len L.Gildea, Ruthann2022-08-232022-08-232013-04-012013-05-22<p>Levin L., Gildea, R. (2013). Bibliotherapy: tracing the roots of a moral therapy movement in the United States from the early nineteenth century to the present. Journal of the Medical Library Association. 2013 Apr;101(2):89-91. doi: 10.3163/1536-5050.101.2.003. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3634391/pdf/mlab-101-02-89.pdf" target="_blank">Link to article on publisher's site</a></p>1536-505010.3163/1536-5050.101.2.00323646023https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/36125Introduction: Hospital libraries, including ones designed for patient use, share a common history with hospitals in the evolution of health care delivery 1. The library as a component of the early “insane asylum” in the United States is well documented, and many had been established by the mid-nineteenth century. While these libraries certainly existed as a means of recreation for asylum patients, this historical communication will demonstrate they also served as a center for “bibliotherapy,” the use of reading as a means of healing.en-US<p>Copyright : © 2013, Authors.</p>Bibliotherapy; History, 19th Century; Mental Disorders/therapyAnalytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and EquipmentLibrary and Information ScienceMental and Social HealthPsychiatry and PsychologyRehabilitation and TherapyBibliotherapy: tracing the roots of a moral therapy movement in the United States from the early nineteenth century to the presentJournal Articlehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1148&context=lib_articles&unstamped=1https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/lib_articles/1434164077lib_articles/143