Objective To explore the influence of Neuman theory on postoperative mental status of the patients with hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage. Methods According to their admission order, 120 patients with hypertensive intrac-erebral hemorrhage who accepted operation in our hospital from June 2011 to January 2014 were divided into the ex-perimental group and the control group, each group with 60 patients. The patients in the control group were treated with routine care while the patients in the experimental group were given psychological care interventions designed in ac-cordance with Neuman theory on the basis of the routine care. The nursing effects of the two groups were compared, detected and evaluated by Hamilton Depression Rationg Scale (HAMD) and Self-reporting inventory (SCL-90). Results The differences of HAMD total score of the two groups before interventions were not statistically significant. After 12 weeks intervention, HAMD total score of the experimental group significantly improved, especially in hopelessness, anxiety/somatization and cognitive impairment. The depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, horror, hostility and psychosis of the experimental group were significantly lower than those of the control group after 12 weeks inter-vention. Conclusion Neuman theory has very high value of application to improve postoperative psychological status of the patients with hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage and is worthy of being promoted and applied in clinical work.