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Humanity's Quest for Health

A series of Committee articles from media around the world, which the Journal will be reprinting in this column.

Open a book to find better health

From the October 2013 issue of The Christian Science Journal

This blog was published on the Marietta Patch.


A good book may bring more than enjoyment. It can be good for your health.

Patients looking for relief from mental health problems may find themselves with a library card instead of a drug prescription. 

A newly published study in the UK has found that reading a prescribed self-help book in conjunction with face-to-face support sessions helped more than 42 percent of patients find relief from depression and anxiety without the use of antidepressant drugs.

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