Narrative Medicine

Narrative Medicine
Author: Rita Charon
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2008-02-14
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780195340228

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The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine

The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine
Author: Rita Charon,Eric R. Marcus
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2017
Genre: Medical personnel and patient
ISBN: 9780199360192

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The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine articulates the ideas, methods, and practices of narrative medicine. Written by the originators of the field, this book provides the authoritative starting place for any clinicians or scholars committed to learning of and eventually teaching or practicing narrative medicine.

Narrative Medicine and Community Based Health Care and Planning

Narrative Medicine and Community Based Health Care and Planning
Author: John W Murphy,Berkeley A. Franz,Jung Min Choi,Karen A. Callaghan
Publsiher: Springer
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2017-09-30
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9783319618579

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This progressive resource brings the innovative power of narrative medicine to the forefront of community public health care. Chapters describe community involvement across a continuum of control, from health consultants describing problems and suggesting solutions to health committees designing programs and evaluating results. Narrative strategies to this end, including authentic dialogue and community mapping, are examined in the context of public health and fleshed out with examples of different levels of participation by community members. From the respectful collaboration modeled here, the principles of community public health care can potentially expand beyond the immediate community into other social domains on a greater scale. Included in the coverage: · Narratives, local knowledge, and world entry. · Community and narratives. · What is dialogue? · Storylines, causes, and locus of interventions. · Community mapping tells a story. · The politics of storytelling. Narrative Medicine and Community-Based Health Care and Planning gives health psychologists, sociologists, social workers, and public health administrators realistic practical insights for tapping into the unique resources communities and clients have to offer. This is the next step in the evolution of public health, toward large-scale improvements in care delivery, access to and relevance of services, and patient and community outcomes.

Narrative Medicine

Narrative Medicine
Author: Lewis Mehl-Madrona
Publsiher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2007-06-11
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781591439509

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Seeks to restore the pivotal role of the patient’s own story in the healing process • Shows how conventional medicine tends to ignore the account of the patient • Presents case histories where disease is addressed and healed through the narrative process • Proposes a reinvention of medicine to include the indigenous healing methods that for thousands of years have drawn their effectiveness from telling and listening Modern medicine, with its high-tech and managed-care approach, has eliminated much of what constitutes the art of healing: those elements of doctoring that go beyond the medications prescribed. The typically brief office visit leaves little time for doctors to listen to their patients, though it is in these narratives that disease is both revealed and perpetuated--and can be released and treated. Lewis Mehl-Madrona’s Narrative Medicine examines the foundations of the indigenous use of story as a healing modality. Citing numerous case histories that demonstrate the profound power of narrative in healing, the author shows how when we learn to dialogue with disease, we come to understand the power of the “story” we tell about our illness and our possibilities for better health. He shows how this approach also includes examining our relationships to our extended community to find any underlying disharmony that may need healing. Mehl-Madrona points the way to a new model of medicine--a health care system that draws its effectiveness from listening to the healing wisdom of the past and also to the present-day voices of its patients.

Narrative Based Medicine

Narrative Based Medicine
Author: Trisha Greenhalgh,Brian Hurwitz
Publsiher: BMJ Books
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1998-11-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0727912232

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Edited by two leading general practitioners and with contributions from over 20 authors, this book covers a wide range of topics to do with narrative in medicine. It includes a wealth of real examples of patients narratives and addresses theoretical and practical issues including the use of narrative as a therapeutic tool, teaching narrative to students, philosophical issues, narrative in legal and ethical decisions, narrative in nursing, and the narrative medical record.

Narrative Medicine in Veterinary Practice

Narrative Medicine in Veterinary Practice
Author: Karen R. Fine
Publsiher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2021-10-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781000464276

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This is the first guide to Veterinary Narrative Medicine, a cutting-edge approach in human medicine with multiple applications in veterinary medicine. The text combines the latest research with numerous real-world examples and practical techniques to improve client communication, patient care, and veterinary well-being. Narrative Medicine maintains that a patient should be viewed as an individual rather than an example of a disease process, and that this can be accomplished by using narrative. This book explores methods and theories from leaders in the human Narrative Medicine field while addressing topics unique to veterinary medicine. Readers will gain tools to help navigate difficult conversations and situations in clinical practice, including those involving the end of life. Narrative Medicine in Veterinary Practice also addresses the important issue of veterinary wellness. The ability to view the veterinarian's own stories and those of clients and patients as narratives may help practitioners maintain both emotional and work-place boundaries as well as decrease burnout and compassion fatigue. The book describes basic techniques to promote self-reflection and mindfulness, skills often overlooked in the veterinary profession which can improve resilience and increase the enjoyment of veterinary practice. This is important reading for veterinary practitioners, students, veterinary nurses, technicians, social workers, and all veterinary clinic staff.

Integrating Narrative Medicine and Evidence based Medicine

Integrating Narrative Medicine and Evidence based Medicine
Author: James P. Meza,Daniel S. Passerman
Publsiher: Radcliffe Publishing
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2011
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781846193507

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Scientific, evidence-based medicine is increasingly seen as fundamental to providing effective healthcare, but narrative-based medicine sheds light on social and interpersonal aspects of the practitioner-patient interaction which can also greatly affect healthcare outcomes. The philosophies underlying these two approaches seem to contrast, yet those who can integrate both into their practice are among the most successful medical professionals. Integrating Narrative Medicine and Evidence-based Medicine provides answers to the key question of how medical practitioners can best put both approaches into practice. It anticipates a future where evidence-based practice will be expected of all medical professionals, but contends that the integration of a narrative-based approach will also be crucial, presenting a unique perspective on structuring the patient-professional encounter for optimum results. It develops a cultural analysis and socio-cultural theory of the science of healing, and describes an efficient method by which medical practitioners can find and use medical research at the point of care with current technology and skills. This addresses the need for translational science--moving research into practice--identified by the National Institutes of Health. This book will be essential reading for educators of medical students and postgraduate trainees, behavioral scientists, psychologists, social scientists working in medical settings, and health managers and administrators. Medical students and postgraduate trainees will also find it useful in their learning. --Publisher description.

Stories Matter

Stories Matter
Author: Rita Charon,Martha Montello
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2004-04-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781135957278

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First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.