The art of narrative psychiatry

Hamkins, S

The art of narrative psychiatry - Oxford Oxford University Press 2014

This book is a comprehensive description of narrative therapy in action. Contents include: what is narrative psychiatry?; connecting with compassion - the therapeutic relationship; Starting with stories of success - the initial psychiatric consultation; externalizing and unpacking the problem; cultivating stories of strength and meaning and deconstructing damaging discourses; collaborating in considering treatment options - medicine and other psychiatric resources; finding lost stories of love - remembering love and legacy amid loss; finding ones voice - recovering from trauma; finding happiness - rising from despair and turning away from anxiety.

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