title: The use of patients' metaphors to assist in mutative interpretations.
abstract: The important use of the patient's metaphors as a basis for the analyst's interpretations is considered. The insight gained by this method tends to expand the patient's self-awareness which leads to major changes in his or her functioning. The value of this approach is supported by clinical case material.
authors.affiliation: New York Hospital, Westchester Division, USA.
authors.forename: Edward L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Greene
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D019365:Metaphor; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D011037:Poetry as Topic; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation