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References for "Expressive writing for mental health"

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Frattaroli J. “Experimental Disclosure and Its Moderators: A Meta-Analysis,” Psychological Bulletin (Nov. 2006): Vol. 132, No. 6, pp. 823–65. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/pubmed/17073523

Harris AH. “Does Expressive Writing Reduce Health Care Utilization? A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials,” Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (April 2006): Vol. 74, No. 2, pp. 243–52. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Harris AH and expressive writing

Mackenzie CS, et al. “Seeing the Glass Half Full: Optimistic Expressive Writing Improves Mental Health Among Chronically Stressed Caregivers,” British Journal of Health Psychology (Feb. 2008): Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 73–76. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/pubmed/17958930

Pachankis JE, et al. “Expressive Writing for Gay-Related Stress: Psychosocial Benefits and Mechanisms Underlying Improvement,” Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (Feb. 2010): Vol. 78, No. 1, pp. 98–110. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/pubmed/20099955

Pennebaker JW, et al. “Confronting a Traumatic Event: Toward an Understanding of Inhibition and Disease,” Journal of Abnormal Psychology (Aug. 1986): Vol. 95, No. 3, pp. 274–281. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/pubmed/3745650

Pennebaker JW, et al. “Expressive Writing and Its Links to Mental and Physical Health,” in Friedman HS, ed., Oxford Handbook of Health Psychology (Oxford University Press, in press). http://homepage.psy.utexas.edu/homepage/faculty/pennebaker/reprints/Pennebaker&Chung_FriedmanChapter.pdf

Ramirez G, et al. “Writing About Testing Worries Boosts Exam Performance in the Classroom,” Science (Jan. 14, 2011): Vol. 331, No. 6014, pp. 211–13. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21233387