Metaphoric language and the articulation of emotions by people affected by motor neurone disease

Chronic Illness

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 201-213

  Locock, Louise ^a   Mazanderani, Fadhila ^b   Powell, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

emotion; metaphor; Motor neurone disease; qualitative research; secondary analysis

Indexed keywords

RILUZOLE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONSULTATION; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROGNOSIS; SALIVA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY; SPEECH DISORDER; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING; WHEELCHAIR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LANGUAGE; METAPHOR; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84864851804     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: 17459206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742395312443390     Document Type: Article

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