From hospital to community: bridging therapeutic relationships.
The 'Bridge to Discharge' project evolved from a participatory research project. The team included public health nurses, in-patient schizophrenia program nurses and mental health consumers. The project focused on therapeutic relationships and used Peplau's theory of Interpersonal Relations. A broad perspective of therapeutic relationships was used that explicitly included both peer and professional support. The theoretical approach is described and illustrated with a case study.
Forchuk
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London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, Canada.
Jewell
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Schofield
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Sircelj
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Valledor
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D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010351:Patient Discharge; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000451:nursing*