... preferable in religious nature. In 1802, Dr. Benjamin Rush changed that thinking by expanding this treatment for mental patients in a new direction. "Rush recommended two categories of reading. One was intended to provide entertainment (e.g. travel books, novels); the other, knowledge (e.g. philosophical, moral, religious subjects, current events)." (Jack) Rush felt using different strategies for different patients would help ... into context what is bibliotherapy and literature's function for children throughout history. Literature for children was intended to instruct children in relig...

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