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Tue 12 Dec 2009Keeping the narrative going
Holistic Health: Why settle for role of tragic victim when you could have that of courageous survivor?
NARRATIVE MEDICINE is the new buzz term in medical circles. Defined by American doctor Rita Charon as the physician’s ability to practise “medicine with empathy, reflection, professionalism and trustworthiness”, narrative medicine may be what we all naturally expect from a doctor but, for many reasons, don’t always get.
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