And did this writing fulfil a therapeutic function for him; was it an act of atonement?
The goals of the program are social and recreational, she said, adding: "It has also served a very therapeutic function.
You needn't undergo 37 years of psychoanalysis, as Allen has, to see that all this activity fulfils a therapeutic function.
"It does perform a therapeutic function, but the question becomes at what point do you disengage," Ms. Zelizer said.
Dr. Sander says that all plays and movies have a therapeutic function, whether we think so or not.
These experiences have made me less snooty about the possibility that writing can have a therapeutic function.
The novel Reta is writing serves a similar therapeutic function - it's an escape into comic lightness, a way of feeling in control.
The qin, therefore, was involved with healing, religion, and philosophy; and of these three, its therapeutic function was perhaps the most pervasive.
And while "Blood Meridian" is far too gnomic and nihilistic to claim such a therapeutic function for itself, it nonetheless shares with "Beloved" a vision of the past as an alien realm of extremity, in which human relations are stripped to the bare essentials of brutality and tenderness, vengeance and honor.
Beyond that, however, they served an important therapeutic function -- showcasing competitive sports at their very best, full of astonishing grit and resilience, and giving a battered city positive and nourishing memories to take away from a season of sorrow and suffering.
A student of psychology and philosophy along with literary forms, Richards concluded that poetry performs a therapeutic function by coordinating a variety of human impulses into an aesthetic whole, helping both the writer and the reader maintain their psychological well-being.
