Attuned understanding and psychotic suffering: A qualitative study of health-care professionals' experiences in communicating and interacting with patients

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 114-122

  Lorem, Geir Fagerjord ^a   Hem, Marit Helene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attuned understanding; Communication; Health personnel; Insight; Patient staff interaction; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; EMOTION; ETHICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84857928242     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2011.00773.x     Document Type: Article

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