Storytelling in Medicine How Narrative Can Improve Practice

Throughout our lives, story is the medium each of us uses to make sense of our environment and relationships. Stories provide meaning and context, enriching our experiences and equipping us with a framework to navigate our existence.Storytelling in Medicine is aunique, practical book for healthcare trainees, practitioners and educators that explores the ideas and practice of narrative and storytelling that lie at the very heart of clinical medicine and the patient 'experience' of care. It shows how story and narrative can be used effectively to help convey concepts such as prognosis and the effect of illness upon life, and to prepare patients and their relatives for difficult and painful news. Offering a particular insight into communication by and between healthcare professionals, and how it can be refocused and improved, the book is an invaluable teaching aid for educators working in both small and large formats, and for under- and postgraduate students.

ISBN:	9781785231377
Publisher:	CRC Press
Imprint:	CRC Press
Published date:	23 Sep 2016
DEWEY:	610.696
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Weight:	260g
Height:	143mm
Width:	213mm
Spine width:	13mm

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