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Narrative Medicine in Education, Practice, and Interventions
Narrative medicine is a growing field of research and teaching. It arises from an interdisciplinary interest in person-centered medicine and is regarded as a major innovation in the medical humanities.
This anthology is the first of its kind which integrates chapters on legitimizing narrative medicine in education, practice and research on analyzing types of patient narratives and on studying interventions applying vulnerable or shared reading, creative writing, or Socratic dialogue as a means of rehabilitation and mental care. In her foreword, Rita Charon, who originally coined the term ‘narrative medicine’ recognizes this expansion of the field and name it ‘system narrative medicine’.
The anthology is made up of four parts. The first describes narrative medicine as a diverse field. The second presents narrative medicine in the teaching of healthcare professionals. The third part provides examples of the application of narrative medicine in clinical practice, and the final part deals with narrative medicine in intervention research.
This anthology is the first of its kind which integrates chapters on legitimizing narrative medicine in education, practice and research on analyzing types of patient narratives and on studying interventions applying vulnerable or shared reading, creative writing, or Socratic dialogue as a means of rehabilitation and mental care. In her foreword, Rita Charon, who originally coined the term ‘narrative medicine’ recognizes this expansion of the field and name it ‘system narrative medicine’.
The anthology is made up of four parts. The first describes narrative medicine as a diverse field. The second presents narrative medicine in the teaching of healthcare professionals. The third part provides examples of the application of narrative medicine in clinical practice, and the final part deals with narrative medicine in intervention research.
258 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 1, 2022
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November 26, 2023
Narrative medicine (or systems narrative medicine) is nothing new, it's not a revolution; it is a way of seeing and practicing medicine; an extremely useful and rewarding approach to patient care or as Rita Charon described it; ' honoring the stories of illness'.
"Hence, systems thinking defies reductionism and positivism; acts of discovery are not accomplished by dismemberment or mechanistic empiricism toward a monolithic replicable truth but by closely observing, interpreting, and interacting with the unpredictable and beautiful unity."
"Edmund Pellegrino, one of the leading figures in medical ethics of his time, has given a striking expression to the link: “Medicine is the most scientific of the humanities, the most empiric of arts, and the most humane of the sciences” (Pellegrino, 1979, p. 17). Regardless of whether illness is interpreted as an abstract pathophysiological, biomolecular, epidemiological, or algorithmic construction, physicians need to understand it in relation to the patients’ lived experiences and to the narratives they tell."
Be sure to check out Rita Charon's seminal work:
Narrative Medicine: Honoring the Stories of Illness
The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine
"Hence, systems thinking defies reductionism and positivism; acts of discovery are not accomplished by dismemberment or mechanistic empiricism toward a monolithic replicable truth but by closely observing, interpreting, and interacting with the unpredictable and beautiful unity."
"Edmund Pellegrino, one of the leading figures in medical ethics of his time, has given a striking expression to the link: “Medicine is the most scientific of the humanities, the most empiric of arts, and the most humane of the sciences” (Pellegrino, 1979, p. 17). Regardless of whether illness is interpreted as an abstract pathophysiological, biomolecular, epidemiological, or algorithmic construction, physicians need to understand it in relation to the patients’ lived experiences and to the narratives they tell."
Be sure to check out Rita Charon's seminal work:
Narrative Medicine: Honoring the Stories of Illness
The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine
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