In Denmark, prescriptions for group-based experiences, like concerts or library read-alouds, are helping people reconnect with themselves.
““Some studies show bibliotherapy works, especially for treating anxiety in young people. A study of a four-week bibliotherapy intervention to children with nighttime fears found it significantly lessened the severity of their anxiety, reduced the number of their self-reported fears, and increased the number of nights they slept in their own bed. A review of eight randomized controlled trials found bibliotherapy for children and adolescents with depression and anxiety was significantly more effective than control conditions in reducing symptoms. And another review of 13 studies on bibliotherapy interventions found it helped patients develop several new capacities, including “a resignification of their own activities to develop a new outlook on their moral horizon.” “