| Title | Metaphor in clinical practice. | | Author(s) | Rosenman S | | Institution | MD, FRANZCP, is a consultant psychiatrist, St John of God Medical Centre, Burwood, New South Wales. | | Source | Aust Fam Physician 2008 Oct; 37(10):865-6. | | Abstract | Clinical thinking is deeply metaphoric, and metaphor is in the foundations of all aspects of medicine. Understanding the role of metaphors in medical concepts allows a more imaginative borrowing of human creativity and makes practice more flexible, adaptive and rewarding. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19002309 |
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