How People Change: The Short Story as Case History

by William Tucker and William M. Tucker

Book Overview

A manual to show practicing physicians and medical students how to make use of short stories to help their patients adapt to their illnesses and participate in their treatment.

For most people, the quickest route to wisdom, other than experience, is through stories. Stories speak across generational lines and cultures, emphasize the universality of human experience, and offer insight into the dynamics involved in unfamiliar situations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159051212X
• ISBN13: 9781590512128
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Other Press (NY)
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 8.9"