Kettles A
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 1995;2(2):73-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.1995.tb00146.x.
A review of the catharsis literature by its nature must begin with an examination of its development from emotion. This allows us to understand why so much controversy surrounds catharsis as a therapeutic notion. The study of emotion and its various facets, such as the role of language and gender differences, are discussed. Definitions of catharsis and an examination of the evidence for the three major forms of catharsis follow. This enables the relevance of catharsis as a stress management technique in the self-care of nurses and other healthcare professionals to be examined. The review concludes that there is a paucity of mental health nursing evidence to support the value of catharsis as a skilled nursing intervention. The existing inconclusive evidence from other sources, such as psychology, does tend to support the use of catharsis in some situations. Finally, recommendations for particular aspects of future catharsis research are also suggested.
对宣泄文献的综述本质上必须从考察其从情感方面的发展开始。这使我们能够理解为什么围绕宣泄作为一种治疗概念存在如此多的争议。文中讨论了情感及其各个方面的研究，比如语言的作用和性别差异。接下来是宣泄的定义以及对三种主要宣泄形式证据的考察。这使得能够审视宣泄作为护士和其他医护专业人员自我护理中压力管理技巧的相关性。综述得出结论，心理健康护理方面缺乏证据支持宣泄作为一种专业护理干预措施的价值。来自其他领域（如心理学）的现有不确定证据在某些情况下确实倾向于支持宣泄的使用。最后，还针对未来宣泄研究的特定方面提出了建议。
