title: Masochism: implications for psychiatric nursing.
abstract: Psychiatric nurses often encounter patients who seem to be victims of negative circumstances and are unable to reverse these situations. This article explores the phenomenon of masochism as an outcome of the fear of separation or abandonment. A unified theory is presented, and a case is used to demonstrate the theory.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University School of Nursing, Graduate Program in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, New York, NY.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lego
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008398:Masochism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D012737:Sex Factors; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology