A doctor who treats
a patient’s medical problems merely as a
problem to be solved, without taking into account the specific emotional and psychological state, along with any relevant personal family history of the patient is doing only half a job.
Narrative medicine is the process of
looking at the entire picture of those who are ill. Patients suffering disease need
people around them who can fully comprehend and
understand their disease, knowing the symptoms, side effects of treatments, the emotional ramifications that touch other members of the family, talking about long term prognosis, the worries and concerns any patient would have upon diagnosis, treating the patient as an individual person who has a name, and not merely an interesting case, supporting and accompanying the patient through their
illness whilst also treating their medical problems.
If you would like to read what the expert Dr.John Launer has written on this subject, I’m sure you will find it interesting.
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