NARRATIVEPILEPTOLOGY

Narrative Epileptology: A Discourse Analytical Study of Epilepsy Aimed at Clinical Applicability

Coordinatore	KING'S COLLEGE LONDON    more  Organization address address: Strand city: LONDON postcode: WC2R 2LS contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Paul Cognome: Labbett Email: send email Telefono: +44-0-20 7848 8184 Fax: 442078000000
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	0 €
EC contributo	163˙702 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-IEF-2008
Funding Scheme	MC-IEF
Anno di inizio	2009
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2009-05-01   -   2011-04-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	KING'S COLLEGE LONDON  Organization address address: Strand city: LONDON postcode: WC2R 2LS contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Paul Cognome: Labbett Email: send email Telefono: +44-0-20 7848 8184 Fax: 442078000000	UK (LONDON)	coordinator	163˙702.69

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The medical management of epilepsy has enormously progressed since the introduction of specific anti-convulsants in the 1970s and surgical treatment for worst cases, but social and personal adjustment of patients remains problematic. The ominous cultural history of this condition corroborates that prejudice and discrimination towards people with epilepsy are still widespread worldwide. Successful treatment of epilepsy therefore requires to extend beyond the achievement of seizure control to patients’ full acceptance by, and participation in, society. Our hypothesis is that if epilepsy were to be better understood within its chain of intertextuality, neurologists could improve the efficacy of their practices, by adopting a narrative approach alongside biomedical therapies of the condition. We will explore how a critical discourse analysis of epilepsy can enhance current epileptology by engendering narrative awareness and skills. Initially, we will trace the outline of the contemporary epilepsy discourse in Europe, and verify how stigma and problems of doctor-patient miscommunication are inscribed, enacted and/or resisted in it, examining literary works, recordings of interviews and therapeutic conversations. A catalogue of sociolinguistic and narrative practices will be compiled, creating a frame of reference for a tentative formulation of a programme of ‘narrative epileptology’. By means of reading, literary analysis and reflective writing, this curriculum will enhance neurologists’ interpretive skills and encourage a newly informed engagement with their clinical work. A narrative-informed approach to people with epilepsy could ultimately broaden the impact of traditional neurological therapies, providing patients not only with more personalized treatments, but also with narrative tools tailored to help them make sense of their condition (and its treatment) through guided reassessment of its significance in their particular sociocultural context.'