This volume draws together contributions from the research group of the Chair of Spanish and Latin American Literature of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, <br /><br /> coordinated by professor Dante Liano, on the subject of communication between doctors and patients. <br /><br /> Seen from the point of view of literature and linguistics, these works are based on the assumption that the narration of the patient's experience of illness forms <br /><br /> the basis of a positive therapeutic relationship.