Narrative Medicine Bridging the Gap between Evidence-Based Care and Medical Humanities
This book examines all aspects of narrative medicine and its value in ensuring that, in an age of evidence-based medicine defined by clinical trials, numbers, and probabilities, clinical science is firmly embedded in the medical humanities in order to foster the understanding of clinical cases and t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2016, 2016
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Evidence Based Medicine and Narrative Medicine: a harmonic couple
- 2 Bridging from mythology to contemporary care: the art of listening
- 3 Bridging from oral tradition to writing: the art of empathy
- 4 The tower of Babel: the language of physicians, patients and providers of care
- 5 Patient narrative as a probe for successful coping
- 6 The muted desire for well-being and the abuse of the word “normality” in medicine
- 7 Bridging the gap between personalization of care and research
- 8 The industry of illness-centered movies in medical humanities
- 9 Designing health care based on patient’s needs and rights
- 10 Building a bridge between economic investment and medical humanities: the fears to overcome
- 11 A selection of narratives