"The top of my head came off ": A phenomenological interpretative analysis of the experience of depression

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 399-409

  Rhodesa, John ^a   Smith, Jonathan ^b  

^a CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Images; Masculinity; Metaphors; Narrative; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650055127     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: 14693674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2010.530484     Document Type: Article

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