Narrative Medicine: A Rhetorical Rx

by James Phelan

Narrative Medicine: A Rhetorical Rx rests on the principles that storytelling is central to medical encounters between caregivers and patients and that narrative competence enhances medical competence. Thus, the book's goal is to develop the narrative competence of its reader. Grounded in the rhetorical theory of narrative that Phelan has been constructing over the course of his career, this volume utilizes a three-step method:

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367893770
• ISBN13: 9780367893774
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"