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Therapeutic Interpersonal Interactions: The Sacrificial Lamb?
Author(s) -
Silverstein Christine M.
Publication year - 2006
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.1744-6163.2006.00055.x
Subject(s) - mental health , nursing , interpersonal communication , mental health nursing , psychology , interpersonal relationship , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology
TOPIC. Emotional upheaval is rampant in society, affecting mental and physical health. Yet the focus, in the “Era of the Brain,” lacks direction on how to address these issues. However, psychiatric‐mental health nursing possesses the know‐how to provide solutions.PURPOSE. To explore the history of psychiatric nursing and its impact on the nursing profession and society and how its legacy can support and facilitate change. SOURCES. Primary and secondary CONCLUSIONS. Therapeutic interpersonal interactions are quintessential competencies for advanced practice psychiatric‐mental health nurses and should be upheld, promoted, and implemented to improve outcomes.