Narrative Based Medicine

by Trisha Greenhalgh (Editor), Brian Hurwitz (Editor)

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.

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998