Table of Contents

HEART-FELT STORIES
Introduction
Matters of the Heart
Previous Studies
Communication in Medicine and Therapy
Meaning and Context
THE STUDY OF TALK AND RECURSIVE FRAME ANALYSIS
Introduction
Discourse Analysis
Frames
Narrative Analysis
Recursive Frame Analysis
METHOD
Introduction
Subjects and Procedures
Analysis
ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
Introduction
Discovery and Referral
Referable Heart Murmurs
Transforms
Alternative Sources of Information
Expectations
The Choice Not to Worry
Conclusion
PRESCRIPTIONS, IMPLICATIONS, AND CONCLUSIONS
Introduction
Prescriptions for Referrals
RFA Prescriptions
Ways of Weaving and Maintaining
Interactional Nature of Heart Murmurs
Future Studies
Implications of the Study
Conclusions
References
Author Index
Subject Index