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01.11.2015 | Editor's Note
CMHJ Editorial Comments for November 2015 Issue
verfasst von:
Jacqueline Maus Feldman
Erschienen in:
Community Mental Health Journal
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Ausgabe 8/2015
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Excerpt
In this issue we have included several articles that reflect some components of Narrative Medicine. Part of the mission statement of the Columbia Program of Narrative Medicine (
http://narrativemedicine.org) notes “Narrative Medicine fortifies clinical practice with the narrative competence to recognize, absorb, metabolize, interpret, and be moved by the stories of illness.” Often in academic medical scholarly writings, research findings are reported in graphs and figures. The prose, while enlightening and instructive, may feel barren and bereft of any emotional content. We are trained to be objective, to report and receive findings in a structured, clinical, and/or scientific fashion. However, at times the inclusion of actual patient or provider comments can elucidate the meaning and impact of illness and treatment in a far more instructive fashion. Let us know if articles are helped or hindered by the inclusion of these narratives. …
