| Description |
xii, 246 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Barbara Monroe -- Introduction / Yasmin Gunaratnam and David Oliviere -- Narrative machinery / John Paley -- The possibilities of narrative palliative care medicine : "giving sorrow words" / Sayantani DasGupta, Craig Irvine, and Maura Spiegel -- Narrative interviews and research / Yasmin Gunaratnam -- Narrative-based evidence in palliative care / Kim Devery -- Therapeutic writing : "writing is a way of saying things I can't say" / Gillie Bolton -- Narrative, story, and service evaluation : patients' stories and their consequences / Gail Eva -- Narrative and storytelling in palliative care education and training / Karen Forbes -- Patient and carer narratives and stories / Phil Cotterell, Helen Findlay, and Ann Macfarlane -- Mediator deathwork / Tony Walter -- The necessity and dangers of illness narratives, especially at the end of life / Arthur W. Frank -- Life story and life review / Irene Renzenbrink -- The meaning of illness and symptoms / Jonathan Koffman -- Spiritual care and attentiveness to narrative / Rachel Stanworth -- Bereavement, children, and families / Patsy Way -- Afterword / William Alwyn Lishman. |
| Subject |
Palliative treatment.
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Narrative therapy.
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| Added Author |
Gunaratnam, Yasmin.
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Oliviere, David.
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| ISBN |
9780199546695 (pbk.) |
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019954669X (pbk.) |
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