The question of n u m h n g psychotherapy is no longer whdher, buf how. Here is a dimrssiaz of the h i s t q and trends, an assessment of published research, and a summry cfpttems in the Ziferature which have reflected and promafed this direction in one-to m e ysychbtric nursing. c h a n g e and growth within a profession do not come easily. Nursing, a relatively young profession, is still+ it has been almost since its inception-in a state of tremendous flwc and uncertainty.