Writing to Heal: The Arts as a Learning Methodology in Psychiatry

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AbstractThis piece explores how poetry and prose can be used as an adjunct to medical education and patient care, especially in the field of psychiatry. It details the author’s personal experience with spoken word poetry as a medium of communication about their own story and how this may be harnessed to tell the stories of patients as well. The piece touches on how mental health can be explored through creative writing and how this may be a useful tool for working with patients.Keywords: Poetryarts in medicinestorytellingnarrative medicine AcknowledgementsThe author thanks Dr. Margaret Chisolm for her guidance and support with this piece.Informed consentNo human subjects were involved in the composition of this article. Any identifying information has been changed.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s)