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The use of metaphors in the service of the therapeutic alliance and therapeutic communication.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16238477     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The use of metaphor as a conceptual and clinical tool in the treatment situation can enhance the therapeutic alliance and strengthen the effectiveness of therapeutic communication. The evolution of a special metaphoric system of communication in the course of the treatment situation enhances the positive alliance between patient and therapist. In a way analogous to the poetic use of metaphor, the therapeutic use of appropriate metaphors can be a powerful tool because a metaphor is a symbol that represents a condensation of multiple impulses, conflicts, fantasies, and affects. Case material will be presented to illustrate the use of metaphoric communication in the clinical situation.
Authors:
John J Stine
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry     Volume:  33     ISSN:  1546-0371     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Acad Psychoanal Dyn Psychiatry     Publication Date:  2005  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-10-21     Completed Date:  2006-03-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101177980     Medline TA:  J Am Acad Psychoanal Dyn Psychiatry     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  531-45     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
New York Presbyterian Hospital, NY, USA. jstinemd@optonline.net
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anger / physiology
Anxiety / psychology,  therapy
Child
Communication*
Defense Mechanisms
Depressive Disorder / psychology,  therapy
Fantasy
Female
Humans
Male
Metaphor*
Middle Aged
Personality Disorders / therapy
Professional-Patient Relations*
Psychoanalytic Interpretation
Psychoanalytic Therapy / methods*
Shyness
Transference (Psychology)

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