This book provides an important contribution to the new and growing field of 'narrative-based medicine'

Introduction. Part One: Practice. Narrative practitioner at work. Concepts. Techniques. Helping narratives to flow. Families. Mental health. What hinders narratives. Clinical supervision. Work consultancy. Part Two: Teaching. Background. The training. Some teaching exercises. The effects of narrative-based training. Part Three: Theory. From a patient-centred approach to a story-centred one. Balint and narrative: a comparison. Towards a narrative model for primary care. Appendix: The initial research.