Medicina narrativa – pensar a prática clínica noutra perspetiva

Abstract

Narrative Medicine is a term used to describe a medical practice in which narrative skills, valued throughout the training, allow to better recognize the individuality of the person, the process of illness and suffering that led to Medicine. Its field of action is found in the relationship between Medicine, Narrative, Literature and Social Sciences. Its inclusion in the medical training process, as is already common in North America, will allow a better and more complete interpretation of the clinical reality