Stories of Sickness

Introduction 1. Storytelling in Medicine 2. The Nature and Complexities of Narrative 3. Dimensions of Sickness 4. Sickness, Life Stories, and Self-Respect 5. Types of Stories about Sickness 6. Sick Roles: Practices and Life Plans 7. How Sickness Alters Experience 8. Sickness and Social Relations 9. Stories of Life with Disability 10. Maladaptive Ways of Being Sick 11. What is Narrative Ethics 12. How Does One Do Narrative Ethics 13. Rigor in Narrative Judgements 14. Ethics and the Life-Span Narrative 15. Conclusion: The Patient-Health Professional Relationship as a Narrative