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Narrative Medicine is a discipline of applying the skill of analyzing literature to interviewing patients. A basic premise of Narrative Medicine is that how a patient speaks about their illness or problem is similar to a story in literature in that the account has a "plot" with "characters" and is filled with "metaphors" , and becoming conversant in literary stories facilitates understanding the stories which patients bring. Narrative Medicine is a medical approach that utilizes patients' narratives in clinical practice, research, and education as a way to promote healing. Beyond the attempt to reach a more accurate diagnosis, it aims to address the relational and psychological dimensions that occur in tandem with physical illness, with an attempt to deal with the individual stories of patients. In doing this, narrative medicine aims not only to validate the experience of the patient, but also to encourage creativity and self-reflection in the physician.