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Introduction to Case Narratives and Narrative Analysis of Our Collected Cases

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Cases can be complicated by an unending array of factors ranging from characteristics of the systems that bound the case, including the family system, the systemic medical and social details of the case, and the personal characteristics of the provider(s) as these affect patient engagement. In our 16 case narratives, we attempt to illustrate these complexities. They are organized here (1) according to an identifier for the case itself as reflected in the title and (2) a clinical grouping into which the case fits.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Steven A. Frankel MD

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Baylor Scott & White Health, Central Texas Division, Temple, TX, USA

    James A. Bourgeois

  3. Department of Psychiatry, Texas A and M University Health Sciences Center, College of Medicine, Temple, YX, USA

    James A. Bourgeois

  4. Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA

    James A. Bourgeois

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA

    Steven A. Frankel

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Baylor Scott & White Health Central Texas Division, Temple, Texas, USA

    James A. Bourgeois

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Frankel, S.A., Bourgeois, J.A. (2018). Introduction to Case Narratives and Narrative Analysis of Our Collected Cases. In: Frankel, S., Bourgeois, J. (eds) Integrated Care for Complex Patients. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61214-0_7

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