Therapeutic relationship under legal constraint
Definition
The working clinical alliance between a forensic nurse and a patient whose freedom is restricted by law. Building trust while being honest about the coercive context is both ethically required and clinically more effective than obscuring the constraint.
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- Forensic Mental Health Nursing and Competency AssessmentThe working clinical alliance between a forensic nurse and a patient whose freedom is restricted by law. Building trust while being honest about the coercive c...