Evidence

While story, poetry, and healing have been intertwined through all human time, the collection of data is a recent development. On this page, please find supporting evidence that can support development of new programs and facilitate your writing on the topic.

For a healthy collection of links:

Journal of American Medical Association Medical Humanities

https://www.mindful.org/meditation/mindfulness-getting-started/

https://academy.happiness.com/courses/online-mindful-based-stress-reduction

https://www.medicaleconomics.com/business/what-can-mindfulness-offer-you-and-your-patients

How to Tell if You Are Misaligned With Your Purpose

https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/being-attendance-where-medicine-and-meditation-merge

Expressive Writing

https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/blogs/2011/12/14/why-health-care-professionals-should-write

https://positivepsychology.com/self-expressive-writing-worksheets-collection-11-pdfs/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/253937612_Expressive_Writing_Emotional_Upheavals_and_Health

Poetic Medicine

Medical Humanities

Narrative Medicine

Using Narrative Medicine to Build Community Across the Health Professions and Foster Self-Care

Narrative Medicine in Surgical Education

Learning Narrative-based medicine skills by George Zaharias  

What is narrative-based medicine? 

Narrative-based medicine and the general practice consultation: Narrative-based medicine 

Narrative Medicine in an Evidence-Based World

Impact of a narrative medicine programme on healthcare providers’ empathy scores over time

Why Storytelling Matters in Medicine

Narrative Approach to Goals of Care Discussions: A Novel Curriculum