Breaking the Spell: Narrative Medicine Applications for Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (PNES)

Narrative Medicine (NM) is a communication therapy that engages the patient’s story of illness or injury and treatment in the context of their identity, values, fears, and hopes. The NM practitioner invites the patient to put significant experiences into words and share in a dialogue where unstated concerns can be given voice and new insights can be discovered. Patients may also respond to prompts for journal writing that may be discussed with the NM provider and in workshop groups. NM sessions provide space for the patient to explore thoughts and feelings in a guided conversation with a collaborator who listens attentively.

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