WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE TROUBLE?
stories in illness and healthcare
2006128 pages Paperback
ISBN-10 1 84619 122 X
ISBN-13 9781846191220
Trisha Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Health Care, University College London
Foreword by Sir Kenneth Calman, Vice Chancellor, Durham University and former Chief Medical Officer
Description
PUBLISHED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NUFFIELD TRUST
This unique book adopts a narrative approach to medicine and supports the ‘stories’ with evidence-based theory. It concentrates on the illness and healing process rather than the purely clinical aspects of healthcare practice.
What Seems to be the Trouble? is easy to read and refer to – the case studies and stories are well laid out to aid comprehension and promote learning and change by provoking thought and imagination. All healthcare professionals will find the information invaluable, as will academics, students and general readers with an interest in medical humanities.
‘Excellent. [The book’s] analytical and methodological approach is invaluable. It is a real privilege to listen to the stories of patients and their families, to hear details of personal events, comedies and tragedies, and to use the skills of listening and interpreting to make sense of the story. I have written elsewhere that the history of medicine is simply the re-classification of disease. Here are some new ways of classifying the issues with which we are faced in an effort to assist in the process of healing.’
Sir Kenneth Calman, in the Foreword
Review Quotes 'Very readable and essential. Relevant to all healthcare professionals. The scope of patients and health care scenarios is broad. Thought provoking and deep but not overloaded and dominated by academe and the literature. The message is clear, that storytelling is highly useful to both patients and carers in helping them to deal with their illness and health care issues and to health care professionals in their personal and professional development. Powerful, refreshing and insightful. If you are looking for a more meaningful approach to professional practice, education and research then this book is for you.' JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC NURSING
'This informative book reacquaints practitioners with rapport building, active listening and gaining clinical insight through narrative analysis. Practitioners gain knowledge, skills, and attitudes about illness, healing, organisations, research and ethics by documenting and analysing stories. This book reminds us that we have a great deal to learn from our patients and from each other.' DOODY ENTERPRISES
‘This book is a timely publication. Trisha Greenhalgh reminds all healthcare professionals of the importance of encouraging patients to tell their stories and of listening carefully to their troubles. All healthcare professionals can benefit from the message in this book, described in stories. Trisha Greenhalgh describes, convincingly and skilfully, how a patient can tell a story which may be related to illness, healing, learning, research, ethics and evaluation of organizations related to healthcare. Listening is a virtue in communication.’
THE JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH
 Stories and illness Stories and healing Stories and learning Stories and organisations Stories and research Stories and ethics
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