1992 Volume 1 Issue 1 Pages 53-61
After the "Act of Mental Health "was passed in Japan, psychiatric rehabilitation became even more important. The aim of this study is to define and clarify the role of nursing in psychiatric rehabilitation. Two patients' nursing care were analyzed. The patients were choosen among patients discharged during 1990. The results of the study indicate that to move towards early discharge, it is important to set a therapeutic framework for "care that must be done in the hospital". Nurses need to prepare for patients to do their daily living skills in the community from the day they were discharged. To achieve this goal, nurses must: 1. make a therapeutic framework including a concrete time schedule 2. create a collaborative relationship with patients 3. prepare the support system 4. take a role as a coordinator among the health care team members
