Art of Narrative Psychiatry: Stories of Strength and Meaning

by SuEllen Hamkins

Narrative psychiatry empowers patients to shape their lives through story. Rather than focusing only on finding the source of the problem, in this collaborative clinical approach psychiatrists also help patients diagnose and develop their sources of strength. By encouraging the patient to explore their personal narrative through questioning and story-telling, the clinician helps the patient participate in and discover the ways in which they construct...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019998204X
• ISBN13: 9780199982042
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.0" x 7.9"