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bibliotherapy

[bib-lee-oh-ther-uh-pee]

noun

Psychiatry.
  1. the use of reading as an ameliorative adjunct to therapy.



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Other Word Forms

  • bibliotherapeutic adjective
  • bibliotherapist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bibliotherapy1

First recorded in 1915–20; biblio- + therapy
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Example Sentences

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Bibliotherapy is its own sub-discipline of therapy.

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For less severe cases, Lewis suggests that parents start what psychologists call bibliotherapy, specifically a book called “Uncle Lightfoot Flip That Switch,” about a boy overcoming his fear of the dark.

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Books and workbooks: Bibliotherapy is its own sub-discipline of therapy.

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Research on bibliotherapy — the use of books to treat a mental health problem — provides some grounds for hope.

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Bibliotherapy may be done individually or as part of a group.

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