Eating Disorders:

Associated with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and alexithymia

Eating as a way to avoid emotional distress
Increase self-awareness

Schmidt, U., Bone, G., Hems, S., Lessem, J., & Treasure, J. (2002). Structured
therapeutic writing tasks as an adjunct to treatment in eating disorders.
European Eating Disorders Review, 10(5), 299-315.

Hiltunen, L. (2008). The psychological and physical effects of expressive

writing in individuals with binge eating disorder tendencies (Order No.
3317781). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I.
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Ledoux, T. (2007). Expressive writing's effects on disinhibited eating

following an ego threatening event (Order No. 3275116). Available from
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Murn, L. T. (2013). Increasing self-compassion and positive body esteem: An

expressive writing intervention (Order No. 3598949). Available from
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Substance Use Disorders:

Women with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) have high rates of trauma and
PTSD
Adjunct treatment
Helps treatment adherence

Meshberg-Cohen, S. (2010). Expressive writing as a therapeutic process for

drug dependent women (Order No. 3387352). Available from ProQuest
Dissertations & Theses A&I. (305248387).

Depression:

Prevention in students with vulnerability

Maladaptive self-regulation strategies like rumination and suppression
Reduces inhibition (suppression) badly used to keep negative feelings under
control
Makes them translate emotional distress into language, bring about cognitive
changes to organize and simplify and experience, changing its meaning and
helping them move on
Unwanted view into an individual view of himself

Gortner, E. (2005). The mental and physical well -being of formerly depressed
college students: A preventive intervention study (Order No. 3203499).
Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I; Psychology Database.
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Sleep Disorders:

Arigo, D., & Smyth, J. M. (2012). The benefits of expressive writing on sleep
difficulty and appearance concerns for college women. Psychology and
Health, 27(2), 210-226.

Aggression:

Kliewer, W., Lepore, S. J., Farrell, A. D., Allison, K. W., Meyer, A. L.,
Sullivan, T. N., & Greene, A. Y. (2011). A school-based expressive writing
intervention for at-risk urban adolescents' aggressive behavior and emotional
lability. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology : The Official
Journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology,
American Psychological Association, Division 53, 40(5), 693-705.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2011.597092

Miceli, K. (2015). Addressing aggression in schools through an expressive

therapies program (Order No. 3672351). Available from ProQuest
Dissertations & Theses A&I. (1651611963).

Pontoski, K. E. (2012). Mindfulness and expressive writing in college

students with pathological worry (Order No. 3493928). Available from
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Slaughterbeck, E. S. (2009). Effects of expressive writing on intimate

partner violence and relationship quality (Order No. 1469926). Available
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symptoms through expressive writing (Order No. 3723092). Available
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