Abstract

BITTENCOURT, Marina Nolli; MARQUES, Maria Isabel Dias  and  BARROSO, Tereza Maria Mendes Diniz de Andrade. Contributions of nursing theories in the practice of the mental health promotion. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2018, vol.serIV, n.18, pp.125-132. ISSN 0874-0283.  https://doi.org/10.12707/RIV18015.

Background: Mental health promotion is an important phenomenon for nursing sciences, which requires a perspective from nursing theories. Although the evidence points to the effectiveness of the interventions in this domain, it is little based on nursing theories. Objective: To explore different theoretical contributions of nursing, taking as reference the phenomenon of mental health promotion. Main topics under analysis: Mental health promotion, the philosophical perspective of post-modernism, the theory of interpersonal relations, the health promotion model, the transitions theory, and the adaptation model and their contributions to mental health promotion. Conclusion: Some theoretical contributions to mental health promotion should be highlighted, such as the importance of building interpersonal relations with the patients (Peplau) and identifying the person as a biopsychosocial being (Pender) who undergoes transitions (Meleis) and requires support to adjust and adopt healthier behaviors (Roy).

Keywords : health promotion; mental health; nursing theory.

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