The symbolic and literal in schizophrenic language.
OBJECTIVE
Differences between the symbolic, or poetic, and the literal in schizophrenic language.


OBJECTIVE
To enhance the nurse's therapeutic effectiveness with these clients.


METHODS
Review of the literature.


CONCLUSIONS
What often is perceived as literal language in schizophrenic communication is, in many cases, full of symbolic meaning.
Chouvardas
J
J
D000339:Affect; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011037:Poetry as Topic; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D012564:Schizophrenic Language; D013561:Symbolism