A Contemporary Approach in Nursing: Narrative Therapy

Neşe Bakan; Sultan Ayaz Alkaya

doi:10.59124/guhes.1726707

A Contemporary Approach in Nursing: Narrative Therapy

Abstract

Narrative therapy is a client-centered therapeutic approach that aims to reshape dominant, problem-laden life stories and construct new narratives to achieve desirable outcomes. It has both preventive and therapeutic effects in individual and group counseling sessions and psychotherapeutic interventions with children, adolescents, adults, women, and the elderly. Given its unbiased and respectful stance in both social and individual contexts, as well as its healing potential, narrative therapy is proposed to be applicable across all levels of nursing practice and in every setting where a nurse-client relationship exists, targeting diverse populations. Studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of narrative therapy when implemented by nursing professionals, establishing its applicability in supporting mental health. The purpose of this review article is to evaluate the use of narrative therapy, which is recognized as a contemporary approach in nursing, in light of scientific evidence, and to introduce it to the field of nursing.

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Ethical Statement

There is no need to obtain ethics committee permission for this study due to in review format reason. However, the study was conducted in accordance with ethical principles.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Services and Systems (Other)

Journal Section

Review

Authors

Neşe Bakan ^*
0000-0002-8022-6995
Türkiye

Sultan Ayaz Alkaya
0000-0003-4745-5478
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 29, 2025

Submission Date

June 24, 2025

Acceptance Date

July 29, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.59124/guhes.1726707

IZ

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APA

Bakan, N., & Ayaz Alkaya, S. (2025). A Contemporary Approach in Nursing: Narrative Therapy. Journal of Gazi University Health Sciences Institute, 7(3), 88-95. https://doi.org/10.59124/guhes.1726707

AMA

1.Bakan N, Ayaz Alkaya S. A Contemporary Approach in Nursing: Narrative Therapy. GUHES. 2025;7(3):88-95. doi:10.59124/guhes.1726707

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Bakan, Neşe, and Sultan Ayaz Alkaya. 2025. “A Contemporary Approach in Nursing: Narrative Therapy”. Journal of Gazi University Health Sciences Institute 7 (3): 88-95. https://doi.org/10.59124/guhes.1726707.

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[1]N. Bakan and S. Ayaz Alkaya, “A Contemporary Approach in Nursing: Narrative Therapy”, GUHES, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 88–95, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.59124/guhes.1726707.

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Bakan, Neşe - Ayaz Alkaya, Sultan. “A Contemporary Approach in Nursing: Narrative Therapy”. Journal of Gazi University Health Sciences Institute 7/3 (December 1, 2025): 88-95. https://doi.org/10.59124/guhes.1726707.

JAMA

1.Bakan N, Ayaz Alkaya S. A Contemporary Approach in Nursing: Narrative Therapy. GUHES. 2025;7:88–95.

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Bakan, Neşe, and Sultan Ayaz Alkaya. “A Contemporary Approach in Nursing: Narrative Therapy”. Journal of Gazi University Health Sciences Institute, vol. 7, no. 3, Dec. 2025, pp. 88-95, doi:10.59124/guhes.1726707.

Vancouver

1.Neşe Bakan, Sultan Ayaz Alkaya. A Contemporary Approach in Nursing: Narrative Therapy. GUHES. 2025 Dec. 1;7(3):88-95. doi:10.59124/guhes.1726707