A frog in boiling water? A qualitative analysis of psychiatrists' use of metaphor in relation to psychological trauma.

CONCLUSIONS: Metaphors present trauma as a powerful force that people can manage in different ways. Psychiatrists may view trauma as a social rather than medical issue. Psychiatrists experience role pressure associated with trauma including incongruence with risk management expectations of their roles. PMID: 32883090 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32883090?dopt=Abstract

Source: Australasian Psychiatry - September 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Isobel S, McCloughen A, Foster K Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: research

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