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By Margaret E. Mohrmann. 212 pp. Washington, D.C., Georgetown University Press, 2005. $24.95. ISBN 1-58901-054-X.

Narrative medicine is a way of incorporating patients' stories into the healing process. It permits physicians to reflect on the physician–patient relationship and to apply their insights to the care of their patients. Vignettes about experiences with patients can improve a doctor's appreciation of the context of a patient's illness. The stories related by Mohrmann in this book illustrate the best practices in narrative medicine.

Mohrmann is a senior academic pediatrician with additional training as a theological ethicist. The stories encompass her varied experiences during a 30-year career in pediatrics as a resident, a faculty member of a pediatric intensive . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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