Those are the individuals who show the health benefit. To read the entire article , visit the JAMA site. Spiegel suggests that how one responds to the stress of the illness may account for some variability in the physical outcome of the illness, and he briefly reviews research that supports this view. Writing as Therapy RealAudio interview with Dr. Joshua Smyth and author Louise DeSalvo. To read more about the effects of stress in CPT II deficiency, visit Triggers survey results .
Experts agree that is probably more than simple catharsis.
Some believe that it forces us to transform the ruminations cluttering our minds into coherent stories. It is interesting to note that in this study, the test group patients frequently found the writing intervention distressing at the time. However, the health effects in the long term were positive.