Narrative Psychiatry: How Stories Can Shape Clinical Practice

by Bradley Lewis

Psychiatry has lagged behind many clinical specialties in recognizing the importance of narrative for understanding and effectively treating disease. With this book, Bradley Lewis makes the challenging and compelling case that psychiatrists need to promote the significance of narrative in their practice as well.

Narrative already holds a prominent place in psychiatry. Patient stories are the foundation for diagnosis and the key to managing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801899028
• ISBN13: 9780801899027
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"