The psychotherapy of Hildegard Peplau in the treatment of people with serious mental illness.
OBJECTIVE
The use of Peplau's interpersonal nursing theory with people suffering from serious mental disorder.


OBJECTIVE
To describe Peplau's theory and its application using a case study.


METHODS
Author's own clinical work.


CONCLUSIONS
Peplau's theory can be used to help patients resolve symptoms by guiding them through the steps of observation, description, analysis, formulation, validation, testing, integration, utilization.
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Middletown Psychiatric Center, NY, USA.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009736:Nursing Process; D009742:Nursing Theory; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*