NCJ Number
7568
Journal
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 16 Issue: 1 Dated: (1972) Pages: 53-60
Date Published
1972
Length
8 pages
Annotation
GERMAN PSYCHIATRIST DESCRIBES THE USE OF NOVEL-WRITING BY PRISON INMATES AS A TOOL FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT.
Abstract
A CASE HISTORY GIVES PERSONAL BACKGROUND OF AN INMATE, DETAILS OF A SEMI-AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOVEL HE WROTE, AND THERAPEUTIC USE THE DOCTOR MADE OF THE WRITINGS. AN EDITORIAL NOTE COMMENTS ON THE TYPE OF THERAPY.