
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, March 7, 1991                   TAG: 9103070064
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
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WRITING EASES TRAUMA'S EFFECTS, RESEARCH FINDS

New studies suggest people who are able to write their inner thoughts and feelings after traumatic experiences may enjoy better mental and physical health.

A Southern Methodist University psychology professor found people who wrote about their traumas visited doctors much less often than they had before. Ohio State University researchers found significantly higher levels of blood T-cells, which help fight infection and virus, among people who wrote about traumatic experiences. - The New York Times

by CNB