Narratives: Discovering the Social Dimensions of Disease
Bruno da Rocha Alves Lira
School of Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina Estácio de Juazeiro do Norte (FMJ), Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil.
Leonardo Nunes Ferreira
School of Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina Estácio de Juazeiro do Norte (FMJ), Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil.
Gabriel Pereira Bernardo *
School of Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina Estácio de Juazeiro do Norte (FMJ), Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil.
Lorena Pereira Bernardo
School of Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina Estácio de Juazeiro do Norte (FMJ), Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil.
Ruth Figueiredo de Araujo
School of Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina Estácio de Juazeiro do Norte (FMJ), Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil.
Marissa Rayanne Moreira de Alencar
School of Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina Estácio de Juazeiro do Norte (FMJ), Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil.
Emília Santos Costa
School of Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina Estácio de Juazeiro do Norte (FMJ), Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil.
Modesto Leite Rolim Neto
School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Cariri (UFCA), Barbalha, Ceará, Brazil.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Narrative research includes a variety of approaches that rely on the written or spoken word, or on the visual expressions of individuals. These approaches typically focus on individuals’ lives from the lens of their own stories. The emphasis in such approaches is on the story, typically on the what and how of the narration. Indeed, narratives have become a catchword in the social sciences today; it promises to open up new fields of inquiry and in devising creative solutions to persistent problems.
Keywords: Narrative therapy, disease, narrative research