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Metaphor in Mental Healthcare
Edited by Dennis Tay
[Metaphor and the Social World 10:2] 2020
► pp. 191–198
Introduction

Critical, conceptual, and collaborative perspectives on metaphor and mental health

| Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Article outline
  • 1.Metaphor in mental healthcare
  • 2.Current understanding and trends
  • 3.Features and overview of this issue
  • References


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Published online: 13 November 2020
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