Megara Mental Health Case Study
2. The Assessment
The multidisciplinary team is concerned about the many social complexities that are present in Megara’s life that have a direct impact on Megara’s mental health and wellbeing. Some of these complexities include: her living arrangements, her support networks (or lack thereof), and her safety. Furthermore, there is also concern about her cognitive functioning since there was evidence that there may be an impairment during the ward admission assessment, as well as a concern about the risks and the probability of the occurrence of Megara’s direct and indirect self-destructive behaviours happening again; as this is prevalent in the elderly who have a psychiatric disorder (Conwell, Pearson, & DeRenzo, 1996).
It was concluded
The multidisciplinary team is concerned about the many social complexities that are present in Megara’s life that have a direct impact on Megara’s mental health and wellbeing. Some of these complexities include: her living arrangements, her support networks (or lack thereof), and her safety. Furthermore, there is also concern about her cognitive functioning since there was evidence that there may be an impairment during the ward admission assessment, as well as a concern about the risks and the probability of the occurrence of Megara’s direct and indirect self-destructive behaviours happening again; as this is prevalent in the elderly who have a psychiatric disorder (Conwell, Pearson, & DeRenzo, 1996).
It was concluded