title: Integrating three approaches to counter resistance in a noncompliant elderly client.
abstract: 1. The term "resistance' has been defined primarily in the psychoanalytic literature and is a significant issue in the treatment of mentally ill people. This issue needs to be addressed for the change process to begin. 2. An understanding of resistance from psychoanalytic, cognitive, and behavioral perspectives will enable the nurse to assist the client in achieving mental health. 3. Countertransferance can be used to understand the client's motives, hence becoming aware of therapeutic goals, or it can hinder the therapeutic process. 4. The psychiatric-geriatric population is complex. With the acceptance that an elderly client can benefit from psychotherapy and with an understanding of different approaches, the client may experience symptom relief.
authors.affiliation: Geriatric-Psychiatric Unit, University of California Los Angeles, Neuro-Psychiatric Institute and Hospital.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Puntil
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011613:Psychotherapy