“It should not have happened”: metaphorical expressions, idioms, and narrative descriptions related to trauma in an indigenous community in India
Purpose: Psychological trauma can be viewed as a metaphor which originates from somatic medicine and comes from the Greek word “wound”. To gain a better understanding of trauma in a culturally sensitive way, the present project aimed to explore alternative metaphors used to describe extreme aversive...
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Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2019.1667134 |