Therapeutic alliance in mental health nursing : an evolutionary concept analysis

Joel Sebastian Zugai, Jane Stein-Parbury, Michael Roche

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)249-257
Number of pages9
JournalIssues in Mental Health Nursing
Volume36
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

  • cooperation
  • mental health
  • nurses
  • political participation
  • psychiatric nursing
  • therapeutic alliance

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