Healing dramas and clinical plots: the narrative structure of experience
Auteur :
Mattingly, Cheryl
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521639941
Date de publication :
8 oct. 1998
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
342 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
There is growing interest 'therapeutic narratives', stories which help to explain why people need to create stories with a specific narrative form. This ethnography of a hospital practice of occupational therapy describes how participants transform ordinary clinical interchange into a standardized story-line.