Summarize the following four articles and include key points and definitions of narrative medicine and narrative therapy.
Explain how these concepts could perhaps serve as an approach to bridging the gap between the patient/practitioner experience and the mechanization of healthcare practice.
Include a brief description of the theoretical underpinnings and history of narrative medicine.
How can these ideas from narrative medicine improve or inform clinical counseling and mental health treatment practices?
References
Beaudoin, M., & Zimmerman, J. (2011). Narrative therapy and interpersonal neurobiology: Revisiting classic practices, developing new emphases. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 30(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2011.30.1
Hsu, J. (2008). The secrets of storytelling: Our love for telling tales reveals the workings of the mind. Scientific American Mind, 19(4), 46-51. https://lisacookfilm.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/the-secrets-of-storytelling1.pdf
Nigam, S. (2012). The storytelling brain. Science & Engineering Ethics, 18(3), 567-571. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-012-9378-3
Zimmerman, J. (2017). Neuro-narrative therapy: Brain science, narrative therapy, poststructuralism, and preferred identities. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 36(2), 12-26. https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2017.36.2.12
