Narrative medicine
Subtitle: honoring the stories of illness
By: Rita Charon.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780195166750
Subjects: Narrative medicine; Narration (Rhetoric); Narration; Professional-Patient Relations; Communication; Medicine
Description: "Trained in medicine and in literary studies, Rita Charon is a pioneer in and authority on narrative medicine. In this important and long-awaited book she provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the conceptual principles underlying narrative medicine, as well as a practical guide for implementing narrative methods in health care. A true milestone in the field, it will interest general readers as well as experts in medicine, medical humanities, clinical education, and literary theory."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.