title: The Therapeutic Relationship in Inpatient Psychiatric Care: A Narrative Review of the Perspective of Nurses and Patients.
abstract: To study the significance of 'therapeutic relationship' between nurses and patients within the context of a psychiatric hospital.
  
  
  
  Narrative literature review. Content analysis.
  
  
  
  The significance of the therapeutic relationship is quite similar for both nurses and patients in psychiatric hospital units. Nevertheless, several factors may separate the two positions: the time available for the relationship, the negative perceptions on the part of both parties, and the insecurity of the setting.
  
  
  
  Increased knowledge and understanding of the significance of the therapeutic relationship from the perspective of nurses and patients would allow the strengthening of areas of mutual interest.
authors.affiliation: Escola Superior d'Infermeria del Mar, Parc de Salut Mar (Pompeu Fabra University Associated Center), Aiguader, 80, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: armorenop@parcdesalutmar.cat.
authors.forename: Antonio R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Moreno-Poyato
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Rovira i Virgili University, Avda Remolins 13-15, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. Electronic address: mariapilar.monteso@urv.cat.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montesó-Curto
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Barcelona, Feixa Llarga s/n. 08907L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Spain. Electronic address: pdelgado@ub.edu.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Delgado-Hito
authors.affiliation: Institut de Neuropsiquiatria i Addiccions, Parc de Salut Mar, Pg. Marítim, s/n. Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: RaquelSuarezPerez@parcdesalutmar.cat.
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suárez-Pérez
authors.affiliation: Institut de Neuropsiquiatria i Addiccions, Parc de Salut Mar, Pg. Marítim, s/n. Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: RAcenya@parcdesalutmar.cat.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aceña-Domínguez
authors.affiliation: Institut de Neuropsiquiatria i Addiccions, Parc de Salut Mar, Pg. Marítim, s/n. Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: rcarreras@parcdesalutmar.cat.
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carreras-Salvador
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Avda. Can Domenech, Edifici M. 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès) Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: juanmanuel.leyva@uab.cat.
authors.forename: Juan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Leyva-Moral
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Barcelona, Feixa Llarga s/n. 08907L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Spain. Electronic address: tlluch@ub.edu.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lluch-Canut
authors.affiliation: Campus Docent Fundació Privada Sant Joan de Déu. School of Nursing, University of Barcelona, Santa Rosa, 39-57, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain. Electronic address: jroldan@santjoandedeu.edu.es.
authors.forename: Juan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Roldán-Merino
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D008605:Mental Health Services; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods