Abstract
Psychiatric nurses as psychotherapists in the care of outpatient psychiatric patients is a logical extension of the developing role of the nurse as cotherapist or primary therapist with inpatients. Several training centers have elaborated the nursing role in the management of inpatients and psychiatric nurses in several state hospitals are doing group therapy with outpatients and are following patients on drug therapy. Working in a private practice setting seems a logical extension of this nurse role. Such a role is now being carried by nurses in one psychiatrist's office. These nurses function as behavior therapists in the care of patients with phobias and
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
