The Therapeutic Use of Stories

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The Therapeutic Use of Stories

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1. Historical backdrop Amit Bhattacharyya 2.Theoretical perspectives and clinical approaches Kedar Nath Dwivedi and Damian Gardner 3. Maps and meaning in life and healing Peter Harper and Mary Gray 4. Psychotherapeutic paradigms from Indian mythology Channapatna Shamasundar 5. Management of anger and some Eastern stories Kedar Nath Dwivedi 6. Using metaphor and imagery: an illustrative case study of childhood anxiety Damian Gardner and Peter Harper 7. For better or worse: stories associated with shame and guilt in therapy Terence Lear 8. Splitting, envy, jealousy and rivalry Amit Bhattacharyya 9. Separation, loss and bereavement Sarah Hogan and Margaret Pennells 10. Stories used therapeutically with children in educational settings Sonia Compton 11. Stories in the context of family therapy Barry Bowen 12. The use of stories to help children who have been abused Suzanne Lawton and Susan Edwards 13. Stories for children with disabilities Ruchira Leisten 14. New perspectives: stories and life stories in therapy with older adults Damian Gardner.

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Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006-10-19
DOI: 10.4324/9780203132319
OpenAlex: W357043457
Cited by: 78
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Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 4
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Language: en
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Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Conservation › Art Therapy and Mental Health
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Therapy and Development
Keywords: therapeutic use of stories, Indian mythology, anger management, childhood anxiety, guilt and shame, splitting, envy and jealousy, bereavement, separation, family therapy, child abuse, children with disabilities, life stories, older adults

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