When Patients Share Their Stories, Health May Improve
Posted by Gale Petersen February 18, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/10/health/views/10chen.html
By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D., New York Times
Published: February 10, 2011
Listening to personal narratives helped patients control high blood pressure as effectively as the addition of more medications.
Tags: healing, stories, story
Topics: Community Health, Health Care, Storytelling
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