The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine
Rita Charon
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Description for The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine
Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHBC; JWK; MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 634.
Narrative medicine is a fresh discipline of health care that helps patients and health professionals to tell and listen to the complex and unique stories of illness. The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine expresses the collective experience and discoveries of the originators of the field. Arising at Columbia University in 2000 from roots in the humanities and patient-centered care, narrative medicine draws patients, doctors, nurses, therapists, and health activists together to re-imagine a health care based on trust and trustworthiness, humility, and mutual recognition. Over a decade of education and research has crystallized the goals and methods of ... Read more
Narrative medicine is a fresh discipline of health care that helps patients and health professionals to tell and listen to the complex and unique stories of illness. The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine expresses the collective experience and discoveries of the originators of the field. Arising at Columbia University in 2000 from roots in the humanities and patient-centered care, narrative medicine draws patients, doctors, nurses, therapists, and health activists together to re-imagine a health care based on trust and trustworthiness, humility, and mutual recognition. Over a decade of education and research has crystallized the goals and methods of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199360192
SKU
V9780199360192
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Ref
99-3
About Rita Charon
Rita Charon is a general internist and literary scholar at Columbia University who originated the field of narrative medicine and directs the Program in Narrative Medicine at Columbia. She researches, publishes, and lectures extensively on the relationship between narrative knowledge and the care of the sick. Edgar Rivera Colón, Ph.D. teaches at Columbia University's program in Narrative Medicine. Dr. ... Read more
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