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Narrative medicine is a growing field of research and teaching. It arises from an interdisciplinary interest in person-centered medicine and is regarded as a major innovation in the medical humanities. This anthology is the first of its kind which integrates chapters on legitimizing narrative medicine in education, practice and research on analyzing types of patient narratives and on studying interventions applying vulnerable or shared reading, creative writing, or Socratic dialogue as a means of rehabilitation and mental care. In her foreword, Rita Charon, who originally coined the term ‘narrative medicine’ recognizes this expansion of the field and name it ‘system narrative medicine’.
The present anthology by Rasmussen, Mai and Hansen falls on the practical side as a set of analytical case studies that can be a “how-to” manual for NM scholars/practitioners. The contributors’ qualifications combine two or more specializations in (comparative) literature, ethics, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, IT, medicine and other aspects of health sciences and/or practice. Such breadth of scholarly viewpoints is one of the main advantages of the anthology, reflecting the hybrid nature of NM and also highlighting how each approach contributes uniquely to the sensitization of medical practitioners. It also offers a welcome variety of tone, with the more conversational humanities pieces alleviating the more cut-and-dried medical ones. - Revue LISA/LISA e-journal
Foreword, Rita Charon; Introduction; NARRATIVES IN MEDICINE CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3; NARRATIVE MEDICINE IN HEALTHCARE EDUCATION CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; NARRATIVES IN HEALTHCARE PRACTICE CHAPTER 6; CHAPTER 7; NARRATIVE MEDICINE IN INTERVENTIONS CHAPTER 8; CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 10; Afterword, Rishi Goyal; Author biographies; Register