The process of leadership in psychiatric nursing is a thematic that must be carefully boarded and be widely argued. However, few are the scientific sources concerning the subject. In this way, it was seek through this work reflecting the leadership and its some forms of boarding in psychiatry through the times, being possible to certify its evolution. The quality assistance must be the only and primordial objective and the leadership of the nurse must be established in the recognition of the necessities of the clientele and in the qualities of the team. Such reflection many times constitutes a challenge for the professional nurses, allowing a bigger professional growth. It is exactly the preparation of the professional who will assist in the good course of the treatment of the psychiatric patient, reaching a satisfactory result.
Leadership; Nursing; Psychiatric Nursing