The use of metaphor for understanding and managing psychotic experiences: A systematic review
Journal of Mental Health May 4, 2010 Tracy J. Mould, Lindsay G. Oades, Trevor P. Crowe 65 citations
BACKGROUND: Subjective experiences of psychotic disorders are often not communicated because of the difficulty in articulating them. Metaphor is a valuable way of describing these experiences to others. Recovery in psychotic disorders involves consolidation and transitioning processes. The ontological and orientational types of metaphor seem to form the linguistic basis of these processes....