Diversity & Equality in Health and Care Open Access

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Lois Wong

Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, United States

Publications
  • Review Article   
    On the Use of Metaphor Translation in Psychiatry
    Author(s): Lois Wong*

    Providing mental healthcare to individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) remains a pressing problem within psychiatry. Because the majority of individuals trained in providing psychiatric care are English speakers, the quality of mental healthcare given to LEP patients is significantly lower than that provided for English speakers. The provision of mental healthcare is contingent on communication and understanding between the patient and healthcare provider, much more so than in the realm of physical healthcare and English speakers are often unable to comprehend figurative language such as metaphors used by LEPs. Hence, figurative language translation is invaluable to providing equitable psychiatric care. Now, metaphor has been shown to be paramount in both identifying individuals struggling with mental problems and helping those individuals understand and communicate their e.. View More»

    DOI: 10.36648/2049-5471-22.1.57

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