Effects of Writing About Stressful Experiences on Symptom Reduction in Patients With Asthma or Rheumatoid Arthritis

hasbeentestedinstudiesofhealthbenefitsinhealthyper-sons.Itcallsforparticipatingsubjectstowrite an essay, typically during a 3-dayperiod, expressing their thoughts andfeelings about a traumatic experience.Differences have been found betweencontrol subjects (who write about in-nocuous topics) and experimental sub-jects in frequency of subsequent healthcenter visits, subjective well-being, andimmune function.