{"product_id":"art-of-narrative-psychiatry-stories-of-strength-and-meaning-paperback","title":"Art of Narrative Psychiatry: Stories of Strength and Meaning - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSuellen Hamkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrative psychiatry empowers patients to shape their lives through story. Rather than focusing only on finding the source of the problem, in this collaborative clinical approach psychiatrists also help patients diagnose and develop their sources of strength. By encouraging the patient to explore their personal narrative through questioning and story-telling, the clinician helps the patient participate in and discover the ways in which they construct meaning, how they view themselves, what their values are, and who it is exactly that they want to be. These revelations in turn inform clinical decision-making about what it is that ails them, how they'd like to treat it, and what recovery might look like. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Narrative Psychiatry\u003c\/em\u003e is the first 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. Illustrated with vivid case reports and in-depth accounts of therapeutic conversations, the book offers psychiatrists and psychotherapists detailed guidance in the theory and practice of this collaborative approach. Drawing inspiration from narrative therapy, post-modern philosophy, humanistic medicine, and social justice movements - and replete with ways to more fully manifest the intentions of the mental health recovery model - this engaging new book shows how to draw on the standard psychiatric toolbox while also maintaining focus on the patient's vision of the world and illuminating their skills and strengths. Written by a pioneer in the field, \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Narrative Psychiatry\u003c\/em\u003e describes a breadth of nuanced, powerful narrative practices, including externalizing problems, listening for what is absent but implicit, facilitating re-authoring conversations, fostering communities of support, and creating therapeutic documents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Narrative Psychiatry\u003c\/em\u003e addresses mental health challenges that range from mild to severe, including anxiety, depression, despair, anorexia\/bulimia, perfectionism, OCD, trauma, psychosis, and loss. True to form, the author narrates her own experience throughout, sharing her internal thoughts and decision-making processes as she listens to patients. \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Narrative Psychiatry\u003c\/em\u003e is necessary reading for any professional seeking to empower their patients and become a better, more compassionate clinician.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuEllen Hamkins, MD, is Assistant Director of the Center for Counseling and Psychological Health at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52705400783155,"sku":"9780199982042","price":87.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/L2FBR3dGQmV4a0UyMVFwMk42V3Jldz09.webp?v=1763380514","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/art-of-narrative-psychiatry-stories-of-strength-and-meaning-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}