Book contents
- Applied Narrative Psychology
- Applied Narrative Psychology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 What Is Narrative?
- Chapter 3 Narratives in Psychology
- Chapter 4 Master Narratives
- Chapter 5 Narrative Methods
- Chapter 6 Life Interviews
- Chapter 7 Narrative Writing
- Chapter 8 Narrative Therapy
- Chapter 9 Narrative Exposure Therapy
- Chapter 10 Narrative Medicine
- Chapter 11 Narrative Health Psychology
- Chapter 12 Narrative Work Psychology
- Chapter 13 Narrative Coaching
- Chapter 14 Conclusion
- References
- Index
Chapter 10 - Narrative Medicine
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 November 2023
- Applied Narrative Psychology
- Applied Narrative Psychology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 What Is Narrative?
- Chapter 3 Narratives in Psychology
- Chapter 4 Master Narratives
- Chapter 5 Narrative Methods
- Chapter 6 Life Interviews
- Chapter 7 Narrative Writing
- Chapter 8 Narrative Therapy
- Chapter 9 Narrative Exposure Therapy
- Chapter 10 Narrative Medicine
- Chapter 11 Narrative Health Psychology
- Chapter 12 Narrative Work Psychology
- Chapter 13 Narrative Coaching
- Chapter 14 Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
Narrative medicine has been around as long as people have tried to make sense of illness, but there is often a disjoint between the patient and the people administering the treatment. Narrative medicine is an attempt to resolve this by incorporating all relevant people into understanding and changing the patient's story of their illness. Patients and clinicians both have narratives, and medical practice should be structured around these narratives and how they impact on the patient's life. Understanding these narratives can help the patient resolve their problems relating to illness, whether that is about recovery, chronic illness or dying. Medical practice is imperfect, and the limitations should be recognised in narrative medicine.
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- Applied Narrative Psychology , pp. 133 - 146Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023