Late at night, a student sits at her desk while the soft glow of a laptop screen casts shadows across the room. Outside, the city street is quiet, but inside, her mind is racing. Fingers hover over ...

Taking a few minutes to jot down your thoughts and feelings using a technique called “expressive writing” can free up brain space and helps the mind function more efficiently, according to a new study ...

Ordinary and universal, the act of writing changes the brain. From dashing off a heated text message to composing an op-ed, ...

Expressive writing, a structured intervention that encourages individuals to articulate their deepest thoughts and feelings, has attracted considerable scientific interest due to its potential to ...

If writing about the difficult parts of your life were a drug — called "expressive writing" in the literature — it would be making bank for some faceless pharmaceutical company. The guy who discovered ...

In an interview with CURE®, Dr. Lawrence An discusses how expressive writing can be a tool to reduce stress in patients with cancer. When dealing with a cancer diagnosis, an individual may find ...

The benefits of positive expressive writing for psychological health and wellbeing depend on the particular approach and on individual differences, according to a systematic review published on May 21 ...

May 8, 2017 - For people going through a divorce, a technique called narrative expressive writing--not just writing about their emotions, but creating a meaningful narrative of their experience--may ...

Telehealth Personalized Cancer Risk Communication to Motivate Colonoscopy in Relatives of Patients With Colorectal Cancer: The Family CARE Randomized Controlled Trial Patients (N = 277) with stage I ...