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The aim of nursing care of psychiatric patients is to assist the patient to struggle toward full development of his potential for productive living in the community. This aim requires nursing strategies which will aid the patient to resolve obstacles that stand in the way of full development. These obstacles are primarily of two kinds: (1) disturbances in thought, feeling, and action, which might be called the pathological use of one’s potential; and (2) lacks and gaps in the development of intellectual and interpersonal competencies which are absolutely essential for healthy social interaction in the community.
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O’Toole, A.W., Welt, S.R. (1994). Psychotherapeutic Strategies. In: O’Toole, A.W., Welt, S.R. (eds) Hildegard E. Peplau, Selected Works. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13441-0_14
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