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Narrative Based Medicine: Dialogue and discourse in clinical practice
Narrative Based Medicine Dialogue and discourse in clinical practice Author:Brian Hurwitz Following the revolution of evidence based medicine, doctors have turned to considering the patient as an individual. The concept of narrative in medicine has existed since the 1950s, and in looking forward to developing best practice, the new thinking uses the lessons of the past. In this compelling book, Trisha Greenhalgh and Brian Hurwitz h... more »ave invited patients to tell their own stories of their illnesses, of their treatment at the hands of the medical profession, and how these experiences has marked their lives. In the first part of the book, the narrators provide their own message. In a substantial second section, distinguished contributors discuss the importance of combining narrative based medicine with clinical practice, including chapters on; mental health; nursing; medical ethics; an evidence based world; Teaching humanities in the undergraduate curriculum; Narrative in audit; The narrative approach to interpretation of quantitative epidemiological data. This is a new and important text, recognising the need to use the holistic approach in treating patients, and recommending how to do it.« less