Journal of Medical Humanities
Scope & Guideline
Advancing Insightful Discourse in Medicine and Culture
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Interdisciplinary Approaches to Health and Illness:
The journal promotes research that combines insights from literature, philosophy, history, and the arts to enhance understanding of medical practice and patient care. - Narrative Medicine and Patient Stories:
A core focus is on narrative medicine, which emphasizes the importance of patient stories and experiences in shaping medical knowledge and practice. - Cultural and Social Contexts of Health:
Research exploring how cultural, social, and political contexts affect health, illness, and healthcare practices is a significant area of interest. - Ethics and Medical Humanities:
The journal publishes work addressing ethical issues in medicine through the lens of the humanities, fostering critical reflection on medical practices and policies. - Health Equity and Social Justice:
There is a consistent emphasis on health equity, examining how systemic inequalities impact health outcomes and the role of the humanities in advocating for social justice.
Trending and Emerging
- Impact of COVID-19 on Health Narratives:
A significant trend is the exploration of how the COVID-19 pandemic reshapes health narratives, emphasizing personal experiences and societal impacts, which are increasingly relevant in contemporary discourse. - Creative Arts in Health and Wellbeing:
There is a growing interest in the use of creative arts—such as poetry, visual art, and performance—as therapeutic tools, highlighting their role in enhancing mental health and patient care. - The Role of Comics and Graphic Medicine:
Research on comics and graphic medicine has gained traction, reflecting their potential to communicate complex health issues and patient experiences in accessible formats. - Digital Narratives and Health:
Emerging scholarship focuses on digital narratives and online platforms as new spaces for sharing health experiences, especially in the context of social media and virtual communities. - Intersectionality in Health Discourse:
There is an increasing emphasis on intersectionality, examining how various identities—such as race, gender, and disability—intersect to shape health experiences and access to care.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Medical Histories:
Papers focusing solely on traditional medical histories or biographical accounts of physicians have decreased, suggesting a move towards more dynamic and interdisciplinary analyses. - Narrowly Defined Medical Ethics:
While ethics remains a vital topic, there seems to be less emphasis on narrowly defined ethical dilemmas, with a preference for broader discussions that incorporate cultural and societal factors. - Classic Literature Analysis:
The analysis of classic literature in isolation from contemporary health issues appears to be waning, as the journal shifts towards literature that directly engages with current medical and social challenges. - Reductionist Views of Illness:
Research that approaches illness from a purely biomedical perspective, without considering the narrative and cultural dimensions, has seen a decline, reflecting a broader embrace of holistic understandings. - Static Models of Patient Care:
There is less focus on static models of patient care, as the journal increasingly advocates for adaptive, narrative-driven approaches to understand patient experiences.
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