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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790670703321

Autore

Hamkins SuEllen

Titolo

The art of narrative psychiatry / / SuEllen Hamkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-19-756336-8

0-19-998206-6

0-19-998205-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (227 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

616.89/165

Soggetti

Narrative therapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2013.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

What is narrative psychiatry? -- Connecting with compassion : the therapeutic relationship -- Starting with stories of success : the initial psychiatric consultation -- Externalizing and unpacking the problem : understanding symptoms and suffering -- Cultivating stories of strength and meaning and deconstructing damaging discourses : the course of treatment -- 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.

Sommario/riassunto

'The Art of Narrative Psychiatry' provides a comprehensive description of narrative psychiatry in action. Engaging and accessible, it demonstrates how to help patients cultivate their personal sources of strength and meaning as resources for recovery.