Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ655277
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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Making a Case for the Use of Nontraditional Courses in Educating Medical Students on Issues of Mental Illness.
Usatch, Sonia
Journal of Poetry Therapy, v15 n3 p145-56 Spr 2002
Describes "Healing and Madness," a course offered to second-year medical students at State University of New York Stony Brook School of Medicine. Examines the need, value, and outcome of a bibliotherapy technique applied in a nontraditional setting. Concludes that "Healing and Madness" offers a unique educational experience for medical students on the issues of mental illness. (SG)
Descriptors: Bibliotherapy, Higher Education, Medical Education, Mental Disorders, Nontraditional Education, Poetry
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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