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Nursing therapeutic relationship with a depressed patient

This is the report about a therapeutic relationship developed with a depressed patient Using the principles of non directive techiniques centralized on the patient, the nurse tried to understand the problem brought up by him and his alternative of solution establishing the help relationship with the least interference. The analysis point out the patient problems such as the positive and negative aspects of the nurse perfomance.

Therapeutic interaction; Depressed patient; Psychiatric nurse; Interpersonal relationship


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