NARATÍVNA MEDICÍNA (PVP)

Learning outcomes:

Knowledge:   Basic knowledge about typical diseases in psychiatry (depression, psychosis…) while discussing movies and stories where they are shown. Knowledge about communication techniques such as motivational interviewing. Ethical implications and potential hazards for the own mental health as physician. 

Skills: self-reflection and reflection of their professional role, improvement of communication skills, free writing, close reading/listening, mental health resilience strategies, improvement of soft skills like empathy and tolerance of ambiguity 

Course syllabus summary: 

Week 1: Introduction to narrative medicine (“What the doctor said” by Raimond Carver)

Week 2: narrative approach to psychosis (“A beautiful mind”)

Week 3: narrative approach to motivational interviewing (The sandman by ETA Hoffmann)

Week 4: narrative approach to neurosis (“Elling”)

Week 5: narrative approach to depression (“The depressed Person” by David Foster Wallace)

Week 6: recap, wishes for the next sessions, first evaluation

Week 7: depending on students wishes

Week 8: depending on students wishes

Week 9: depending on students wishes

Week 7: depending on students wishes

Week 10: etical implications of the physician’s role (“Saturday” by Ian McEwan)

Week 11: difficult situations as becoming physician (“House of god” by Samuel Shem)

Week 12: closure session, final evaluation

Recommended literature: 

Books (only parts have to be read and will be discussed in the course):

“The sandman” by ETA Hoffmann

“House of god” by Samuel Shem

“Saturday” by Ian McEwan

Shorter texts:

“What the doctor said” by Raimond Carver

“The depressed Person” by David Foster Wallace

Films:

Elling

A beautiful mind