Thesis (D.N.S.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / The case study portrays the succession of steps
taken by a psychiatric nurse in a new therapy approach,
coupled with medicine, to rehabilitate and restore to
society, a severely depressed adolescent whose early
prognosis was highly unfavorable. The collaborative
efforts of nursing and medicine were synchronized to
provide the patient a new experience in living wherein
he was able to,
(1) accept his need to be dependent upon another
human being,
(2) control his angry and aggressive feelings,
(3) resolve his conflict over triangular relationships.
The documentation of this nursing therapy approach
describes the developments occurring over a two
year period in which the adolescent's impulses ran the
gamut of negative emotions from despairing withdrawal and
suicidal actions to frightening aggression and homicidal
intent. Data selected for descriptive analyses are based ... [TRUNCATED] / 2031-01-01
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/38004 |
| Date | January 1966 |
| Creators | Burgess, Ann W. |
| Publisher | Boston University |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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