Narrative and stories in health care : illness, dying, and bereavement / edited by Yasmin Gunaratnam, David Oliviere.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.

xii, 246 pages ; 24 cm

Includes index.

Foreword / Barbara Monroe -- Introduction / Yasmin Gunaratnam and David Oliviere -- Narrative machinery / John Paley -- The possibilities of narrative palliative care medicine : "giving sorrow words" / Sayantani DasGupta, Craig Irvine, and Maura Spiegel -- Narrative interviews and research / Yasmin Gunaratnam -- Narrative-based evidence in palliative care / Kim Devery -- Therapeutic writing : "writing is a way of saying things I can't say" / Gillie Bolton -- Narrative, story, and service evaluation : patients' stories and their consequences / Gail Eva -- Narrative and storytelling in palliative care education and training / Karen Forbes -- Patient and carer narratives and stories / Phil Cotterell, Helen Findlay, and Ann Macfarlane -- Mediator deathwork / Tony Walter -- The necessity and dangers of illness narratives, especially at the end of life / Arthur W. Frank -- Life story and life review / Irene Renzenbrink -- The meaning of illness and symptoms / Jonathan Koffman -- Spiritual care and attentiveness to narrative / Rachel Stanworth -- Bereavement, children, and families / Patsy Way -- Afterword / William Alwyn Lishman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.