Narrative Medicine and Community-Based Health Care and Planning

• Main Authors: Murphy, John W. (Author), Franz, Berkeley A. (Author), Choi, Jung Min (Author), Callaghan, Karen A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Rehabilitation.; Social medicine.; Social service.; Health psychology.; Health Psychology.; Social Work and Community Development.; Medical Sociology.

This progressive resource brings the innovative power of narrative medicine to the forefront of community public health care. Chapters describe community involvement across a continuum of control, from health consultants describing problems and suggesting solutions to health committees designing pro...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Community and narratives
• Care and dialogue
• Storylines, causality, and illness
• Apprehending storylines
• Mapping and intervention
• Politics of storytelling
• Conclusion.