This study was attempted to explore patterns and characteristics of verbal communication in nurse-patient interactions.
Berne´s transactional Analysis theory was used to analyse the verbal processes.
The subjects selected for this study were two patients able to communicate with the nurse, one´s diagnosis was bipolar disorder, manic, the other´s major depression(DSM-IV).
Data collection was done from February 18 to February 23, 1999.
The results were as follows.
1. When the nurse communicate with the manic patient, the patient tended to use Free Child(45.61%), the nurse Adult(57.89%).
2. When the nurse communicate with the depressed patient, the patient tended to use Free Child(30.26%), the nurse Adult(76.32%).
3. When the manic and depressed patient were compared, Free Child(45.61%), was used by both patients(manic: 45.61%, depressed: 30.26%) but Nuturing Parent was scarcely used(both 2.63%).
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