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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
Published on: February 16, 2011
Painting and Poetry From a Bereaved Family and the Caring Physician
Jamie Xuelian Zhou1, Cynthia Goh1, Min Chiam2
1Division of Supportive and Palliative Care (J.X.Z., C.G., L.K.R.K.), National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore (J.X.Z., C.G., L.K.R.K.), Singapore.
Abstract:
This is a case description and personal account shared by a palliative care physician whose team provided specialist palliative care support to a patient who attempted immolation. This case depicts a family at risk of complicated grief due to the violent nature of self-inflicted burns and the lingering social stigmatization of suicide. Here, we explore important psycho-emotional considerations and share our experience using art and poetry to build therapeutic connections with the grieving family.
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