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Solution-focused approaches in psychiatric/mental health nursing
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
|January 1, 1990
Summary
Solution-focused therapy offers measurable client changes, benefiting psychiatric and mental health nurses. This approach is useful for those unable to identify a crisis or seeking change beyond their previous functioning.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatric Nursing
- Mental Health Practice
- Therapeutic Modalities
Background:
- Therapies increasingly focus on measurable client outcomes due to social and financial factors.
- Crisis intervention is a common approach yielding measurable changes.
- Limitations of crisis intervention exist for individuals without identifiable precipitating events or those desiring change beyond baseline functioning.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the core principles of solution-focused therapy.
- To inform psychiatric and mental health nurses about the utility of solution-focused therapy.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of solution-focused therapy principles.
- Discussion of applicability to psychiatric/mental health nursing.
Main Results:
- Solution-focused therapy provides a framework for achieving measurable client progress.
- This approach addresses limitations of crisis intervention by focusing on solutions and future goals.
Conclusions:
- Solution-focused therapy is a valuable approach for psychiatric and mental health nurses.
- It offers an alternative or complementary strategy for clients seeking significant life changes.