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- M Konitzer, A Renée, and T Doering.
- Department of General Practice, Medical School of Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, Hannover, Germany. kleinwaechter.edv@t-online.de
- Homeopathy. 2003 Apr 1; 92 (2): 77-83.
ObjectiveTo examine a metaphorical, narrative model to explain the outcome of an homeopathic, encounter involving the patient, practitioner and the homeopathic medicine.Material And MethodsThe transcript of a videotaped doctor-patient interaction from a European doctor-patient communication study (EUROCOM) was analysed using qualitative methods.ResultsAnalysis demonstrates a narrative relationship between the protagonists in the therapeutic interaction, with the homeopathic medicine performing a metaphorical role.DiscussionThe results justify further investigation of the narrative and metaphorical properties of the therapeutic encounter in homeopathy.
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