Books in the Arts for Health series

Can reading literature really help our mental health? This book shows how and why,not by instruction or prescription, but by emotion and exploration. Offering case histories of individual readers and reading groups, the authors showcase the health and wellbeing benefits which come from our access to written human stories and imagined situations

Drawing on case histories and academic research, Film argues that on-screen storytelling is the most ubiquitous form for art to intersect with health and well-being. The book shows how film can be utilized and enjoyed by clinicians, individuals and carers, by societies themselves and as a tool for fighting the stigma of illness.