title: Existentialism as a theoretical basis for counselling in psychiatric nursing.
abstract: Counselling is increasingly described in the literature as an important part of the psychiatric nurse's role. Often, the type of counselling described in that literature is of the client-centered type developed by Carl Rogers. This report outlines the philsophical position known as existentialism and offers suggestions as to how that philosophy may be used to develop a more vigorous and more egalitarian approach to counselling in nursing.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Burnard
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D005086:Existentialism; D006801:Humans; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012380:Role; D012648:Self Care