Humor is an important part of the human condition. A world without laughter would be a world without a soul. Indeed, comedy serves many key purposes in life – reducing stress, defusing social tensions, revealing the absurdity of human behavior, and generally increasing the quality of life (Martin, 2007). One main vehicle by which funny thoughts are conveyed is through creative writing, which ca...

PROGRAM EVALUATION: Themes in the writing included dysphoria, impotence of the physician, and the healing power of compassion. Our focus group data suggested that this workshop served as a creative outlet from the rigors of medicine, created a sense of community among participants, enhanced both self-awareness and awareness of their patients’ lives, and increased intra-institutional and extra-i...

Integrationism is a post-structuralist theory of language and communication. The theory has been applied to a groundbreaking analysis of writing as a form of communication where writing is teased apart from speech and realigned with spatial configurations in general. Although it has many practical applications, this view can be extremely difficult to comprehend when expressed as a very specific...

Narratives have become an increasingly common health communication tool in recent years. Vivid, engaging writing can help audiences identify with storytellers and understand health messages, but few public health practitioners are trained to create such stories. A transdisciplinary perspective, informed by both creative writing advice and evidence-based public health practices, can help public ...

Çalışmanın amacını, yaratıcı yazmayla ilişkili hazırlanmış doktora tezlerinin incelenmesi ve betimsel içerik analizinin yapılması oluşturmaktadır. Temel nitel araştırma yaklaşımına göre desenlenen bu çalışmada, verilerin toplanmasında doküman incelemesinden yararlanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde, analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda, yapılmış günümüze yaklaştıkça sıklaştığı gö...