Abstract
The concept of therapeutic alliance is relevant in contemporary mental health care, as the consumer-led recovery movement promotes the development of collaborative relationships, and is focussed on the consumer's individual concept of wellbeing. An evolutionary concept analysis was undertaken to establish a contemporary interpretation of therapeutic alliance for mental health nursing. The CINAHL, Scopus and PsycINFO databases were searched for articles (n = 322), with 52 deemed appropriate for analysis. Therapeutic alliance is characterised by mutual partnerships between nurses and consumers, and is dependent on a humanistic healthcare culture. Therapeutic alliance is associated with enhanced consumer outcomes and experiences with care.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 249-257 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Issues in Mental Health Nursing |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- cooperation
- mental health
- nurses
- political participation
- psychiatric nursing
- therapeutic alliance