Psychodynamic psychotherapy in nursing
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Psychodynamic nursing is a component of the psychotherapeutic approach in psychiatric nursing. It involves the development of a special relationship between the nurse and the client. The nurse first establishes open communication with the client before going on to examine a client's particular concern. This enables the client to reach an understanding of elements in their unconscious, and the nurse helps the client apply this understanding to general patterns in their lives. The client may move through stages of aggression and regression before reaching an adaptive stage.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1998
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Solution-focused therapies
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Solution-focused therapies are based on radical constructivism and are different from traditional psychotherapy methods. Solution-focused therapists believe clients can find their own solution to their problems. They concentrate on the client's view of things and wait for meaning to become evident. They do not challenge or lead the patient, nor do they try to interpret a client's story, unlike traditional therapists who listen, observe, probe and interpret what clients say. Solution-focused therapists consider the patient to be the expert rather than themselves.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1998
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Persecution complex: the enigma of paranoid disorders
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Paranoia is defined as someone who has delusions of importance or persecution and who believes that others are conspiring against him or her. Paranoid schizophrenics often have hallucinations and irrational thoughts. People with paranoid disorders can function at some levels but have problems socially because of their delusions. Sufferers do not accept that they are unwell and consider offers of treatment as evidence of persecution. Nurses can encourage patients to question the basis of the delusions and thus come to accept more rational beliefs.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1997
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