title: A phenomenological framework for psychiatric nursing research.
abstract: This article describes a framework developed to support phenomenological research within the context of psychiatric nursing. Phenomenology involves the construction of social reality from the perspectives of those living within a situation. This research approach is of value to psychiatric nurses because of the essence of their practice and the unique nature of their clients' realities. Developing a phenomenological approach to research involves more than selecting a method to direct data collection and analysis. This framework integrates phenomenology as a philosophy and methodology with a method for analysis of the experience of living with a mental illness.
authors.affiliation: Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health and the School of Nursing, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA. ccsfield@aol.com
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stubblefield
authors.forename: Ruth L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing