Creativity and Social Support in Mental Health: Service Users' Perspectives [Hardcover]

This book weaves together service users' lived experiences of mental health recovery and ideas about how creative activities such as art, music, and creative reading and writing can promote it, particularly within social and community settings.Foreword: The Story of this Book Introduction: The Current State of Play PART I: IDEAS AND EVALUATION IN CREATIVITY AND SOCIAL SUPPORT 1. Creativity and Mental Health 2. Social Support and Daily Structure 3. Service Users in Perspective 4. Evaluation through Recovery Narratives PART II: MODES AND MEANINGS IN SERVICE USER EXPERIENCE 5. Arts and Crafts as Therapeutic Resources 6. Music and Song for a Sense of Well-being 7. Bibliotherapy and Reflective Journaling 8. Creativity and Social Support: A Combination Therapy Conclusions and Recommendations ?Roberta McDonnell worked in mental health nursing, then completed her BA and PhD in social anthropology at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland. She left her university research post to pursue interests in counselling studies and creative writing.