What Seems to be the Trouble? —— Stories in Illness and Healthcare

----- 有什么问题吗？：疾病与保健故事

ISBN: 9781846191220 出版年：2017 页码：127 Greenhalgh, Trisha Goozner, Merrill CRC Press

In my lecture, I am going to tell you the story of a young patient called Vikram, as told by his father. Then I will talk about the defining features of stories. Next, I will consider what we might call a “good” illness narrative. Then I will talk about the role of the doctor as listener in the healing relationship. We will have some time for discussion at the end of the lecture. I’m going to read you a story from the Database of Individual Patient Experience, which is an online database of patients’ stories which anyone can access. The patients have consented to their stories being used in research, teaching, and even lectures like this one. I have chosen the story of a father whose little boy was diagnosed with a serious heart defect. Here is his story.