Narrative Medicine: Honoring the Stories of Illness
"Narrative Medicineis practical enough to be benefiical to the clinician, yet sufficiently theoretical to serve as a seminal text in the field.  Even master clinicians can gain from the knowledge and skills presented here.  Charon has written an inspired and inspiring book; and, in her stories of patients and studetns, she is a role model for us all."--Perspectives"This is a great book...Well done."--Doody's, a 5 star review"Rita Charon addresses such issues in her most-welcome book,Narrative Medicine: Honoring Medicine: Honoring the Stories of Illness, a "primer," as she calls it, for the emergent field of "narrative medicine" that she has helped define.  The book combines theory-drawn from literary studies, philosophy, anthropology, psychotherapy- and rich narratives from her own patients' and students' lives.  It is a compelling mix, backed by the unusual authority of a physician who is also a literary scholar."--Perspectives"A compelling mix, backed by the unusual authority of a physician who is also a literary scholar."--Lancet