Creativity, Wellbeing and Mental Health Practice

Creativity, Wellbeing and Mental Health Practice by Tony Gillam.

This book argues that some aspects of mental health practice have become mechanical, joyless and uninspiring, leading to a loss of creativity and wellbeing. A high level of wellbeing is essential to mental health and contemporary mental health care – and creativity is at the heart of this. A greater...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gillam, Tony (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Psychotherapy.
Counseling.
Psychotherapy   .
Social psychology.
Arts.
Psychology—Methodology.
Psychological measurement.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: creativity, wellbeing and mental health
  • 2. Understanding creativity
  • 3. Creativity and mental health
  • 4. Understanding wellbeing and mental health nursing
  • 5. Applying creativity in practice
  • 6. Music and mental health practice
  • 7. Creative writing, literature, storytelling and mental health practice
  • 8. Creative approaches to learning and leadership
  • 9. Wellbeing and mental health nursing: implications for practice
  • 10. Conclusions.

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