Physicians Practice July 26, 2024
The Narrative Medicine movement at Columbia Medical School believes that using stories increases empathy, enhances wellness and resilience, and promotes a more humanistic healthcare culture.
Storytelling is a form of communication that can help people successfully cope with and reframe illnesses, Illnesses, treatment, or death to provide meaning and comfort for our patients.1 Engaging patients through storytelling can make medical interactions more effective and meaningful. This blog will provide several strategies doctors can use to incorporate storytelling into their practice to enhance patient communication. This blog will discuss how stories can embellish the doctor-patient relationship. The potential beneficial effects of telling a story have been recognized in many cultures and have received attention from philosophers, social scientists, and medical practitioners.
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