Abstract:
Therapeutic Communication is a recovery method applied by nurse to
mental disorder patient in order to know patient’s mental problem by delivery of
information so the exchange of feeling and opinion beetween both of them will
influence the patient to get better. The application of therapeutic communication
related with therapeutic’s phases which have to held good and maximum. The aim
of this research is to explain and describe how the process of therapeutic
communication applied by nurses in recovery of social isolation mental disorder
at Mental Hospital of Riau Province and also to determine both supporting and
inhibiting factors in application of therapeutic communication. This research is
expected to be a positive input for Riau Provincial Mental Hospital as well as the
author’s thoughts in the form of participation of the scientific research about
community in social science studies. In adition, this research is expexted to be
input for the further similar studies. This research uses descriptive qualitative
research method that explain and interprete the data collected. Data were collected
by means of observation, interview, and documentation. Extension participation
and triangulation were used for checking it validity. Result of this research
showed that the correct implementation of therapeutic communication phases play
a role in the recovery of patient with mental disorder types of social isolation. The
implementation of therapeutic communication also applied various types of
therapies that support the recovery process. The knowledge of nurses, nurse’s
experiences, facilities and infrastructure, and patient’s family are contributing
factor in the implementation of therapeutic communication process. Whereas
inhibiting factors encountered in therapeutic communication between nurse and
patient are psychic condition of patient, nurses condition, language, and
environment
