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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: The Therapeutic Use of Self
Loretta M. Birckhead: Philadelphia; J.B. Lippincott Company, 1989, $42.95, 798 pages.
The emphasis of this outstanding psychiatric nursing text is on the therapeutic use of self to assist clients in achieving maximum competency. The cornerstone of Birckhead's approach to psychiatric nursing is her Self/Other/Relationship framework. Based on the work...