title: Metaphor in clinical practice.
abstract: Clinical thinking is deeply metaphoric, and metaphor is in the foundations of all aspects of medicine. Understanding the role of metaphors in medical concepts allows a more imaginative borrowing of human creativity and makes practice more flexible, adaptive and rewarding.
authors.affiliation: St John of God Medical Centre, Burwood, New South Wales. sjr@netspeed.com.au
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rosenman
mesh_terms: D015510:Clinical Medicine; D006801:Humans; D019365:Metaphor; D011364:Professional Practice