Storytelling in Medicine: How Narrative can Improve Practice

History is a lifelong medium that each of us uses to make sense of our environment and relationships. Stories provide meaning and context, enriching our experiences and equipping us with a framework to navigate our lives. Storytelling in Medicine is a unique, practical book for trainees, practitioners andpedagogues that explores the ideas and practice of narrative and storytelling that underpin clinical medicine and the 'experience' of patient care. It shows how story and narrative can be used effectively to help communicate concepts such as prognosis and the impact of illness on life, and to prepare patients and their loved ones for difficult and painful news. Offering a special insight into communication between healthcare professionals and how it can be changed and improved, this book is an invaluable teaching aid.