Narrative Medicine in Hospice Care - Identity, Practice, and Ethics Through the Lens of Paul Ricoeur

Narrative Medicine in Hospice Care argues that the models of selfhood and care found in the work of Paul Ricoeur can serve as a framework for clinicians, caregivers, and end-of-life patients regardless of the patients' verbal and cognitive capabilities.

List of contents

Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One: Narrative Medicine, Patient Identity, and Ethics through the Lens of Paul Ricoeur
Chapter Two: Narrative Identity and Practice in the Hospice Model of care
Chapter Three: Narrative Ethics and Practices from the Patient's Perspective: Life Review as Ethical Self-Assessment
Chapter Four: The Limits of Narrative Medicine for End of Life Patients
Chapter Five: Expanding Beyond Narrative: Hospitality, Accompaniment, and Companioning as Models of Presence with Patients
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

By Tara Flanagan

Summary

Narrative Medicine in Hospice Care argues that the models of selfhood and care found in the work of Paul Ricoeur can serve as a framework for clinicians, caregivers, and end-of-life patients regardless of the patients’ verbal and cognitive capabilities.

Product details

• Authors: Tara Flanagan
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781498554626
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5462-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Studies in the Thought of Paul Ricoeur; Studies in the Thought of Paul
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works