Darrell Krenz

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Veterans Adding Life Story to Medical Records

“Doctors don’t generally have time to listen to your life story,” said Eileen Ahearn, a psychiatrist at Madison who launched the “My Life, My Story” program in March 2013. “But they do have time to read a one or two page summary in your medical chart. It helps them understand who it is they’re treating. You’re no longer just a collection of symptoms. You’re a human being.” Ahearn remembers reading the life story of a patient she was about to begin treating for chronic depression.

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