New Open Access Publication – The Development of Narrative Practices in Medicine c.1960

Research Summary: Narrative Practices in Medicine (1960–2000)

Topic: Historical development of narrative methodologies in medical practice and discourse

Time Period Covered: Approximately 1960 to 2000

Publication Type: Open access scholarly article

Primary Focus: Evolution of how medical narratives shaped clinical understanding and patient-physician communication

Disciplinary Approach: Medical humanities; historical and narrative analysis

Evidence Grade: Historical scholarly synthesis—archival and textual analysis

Key Contribution: Documents the shifting role of narrative structures in medical epistemology across four decades