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Sibling Rivalry in Nursing and the Role of Nurse Psychotherapist
Author(s) -
Harrison Katharine A.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1998.tb01012.x
Subject(s) - rivalry , sibling rivalry (animals) , nursing , psychoanalytic theory , psychology , sibling , id, ego and super ego , binocular rivalry , psychotherapist , medicine , perception , developmental psychology , macroeconomics , visual perception , neuroscience , economics
TOPIC. The burgeoning role of the analytically prepared nurse psychotherapist in Great Britain. PURPOSE. To describe the struggles of nurses in this role and ways this struggle might be lessened. SOURCE. Observations of the author, an analytically prepared nurse psychotherapist‐in‐training in Great Britain. CONCLUSIONS. The role of the nurse psychotherapist with psychoanalytic training is in its infancy in Great Britain. Barriers to the development are both external, from outside the nursing profession, and internal, in the form of sibling rivalry or envy from less prepared nurses. Increased communication among nurses is encouraged so that a shared understanding and mutual respect may result.