The Mental Health Act The mental health act is an act design to protect people with mental illness. It was originally written in 1983 and reformed in 2007. It sets out clear guidance for a health professional when a person may need to be taken into compulsorily detained in a hospital. This is known as sectioning. This helps carers who are unable to cope without help. People can be sectioned if the health care profession thinks they are a danger to themselves‚ they are a danger to another person
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How can consultation be used as a primary mental health intervention? Secondary? Tertiary? Briefly define primary‚ secondary‚ and tertiary prevention and tell how consultation can be used as an intervention in each area. Reflect on your future (or current) career‚ how do you see the role of consultation fitting into your professional goals? There are different areas intervention targets. There are three known methods used for intervention. The three methods are informational‚ consultation‚ and
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NUR4023 Health in Society Depression is an exceedingly common psychological disorder that affects approximately 19% of people over the age of 16 according to The Office for National Statistics. The DSM V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) describes the criterion for MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) as “depressed mood or a loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities for more than two weeks” that leads to “impaired function”‚ in one’s occupation‚ education or social life. As
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are based on a number of theories we have researched from our health communication class. The first theory we integrated into our campaign is the commitment-trust theory of relationships. This a marketing theory where people make choices and judgements based on trust‚ shared values‚ loyalty‚ and commitment. The biggest predictors of relationship strengths is trust and commitment. Once the relationship is established many benefits can follow‚ such as uncertainty reduction‚ sense of stability‚ and
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Task 1: Describe the purpose and nature of counselling The function of personal counselling is to help people to resolve problem areas in their life. Counselling provides an opportunity for the person to explore the difficult feelings‚ thoughts and behaviours that have blocked the way to satisfying relationships‚ personal happiness. The purpose of counselling is to help clients achieve their personal goals‚ and gain greater insight into their lives. One hopes that by the end of this process one
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that serious mental illnesses are associated with an increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes. In 2004‚ Dixon et al. published a study titled "A Comparison of Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes among Persons With and Without Severe Mental Illnesses" that compared the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels of patients who had type 2 diabtes and schizophrenia with those patients who had type 2 diabetes and major mood disorders and those who had type 2 diabtes but who did not have severe mental illness. The
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Hu‚ Charles 2011 How Does Aging Affect Mental Health and the Onset of Senility from a Chinese Medical Perspective Final Paper‚ Anthropology of Chinese Medicine 98T‚ UCLA It is an inevitable element of societies and cultures to evolve and innovate‚ improving technology and medicinal practices. Given the constant improvement of biotechnology‚ the increase in human lifespan has become an inevitable facet of our growing population. As a result‚ the number of senior citizens (over the age of 65)
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Mental Health Aide For some years mental illnesses have grown rapidly. Many people suffer with mental illnesses and keep it to themselves. It is very obvious that some have mental problems and other people it is not so obvious because they take medications to function normal on a day to day basis. According to a new government report‚ “one in five American adults has experienced mental illness in the last year‚ with mental illness being more than twice as high among younger adults (ages 18
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Mental health influences many aspects of a person’s life‚ and plays a large role in overall health. Establishing a definition of mental health is important because it informs society of where the line is drawn between when a person displays stable functioning and when a person crosses the threshold into having less than ideal mental health. As a result‚ defining mental health has ignited controversial debate. By having a reliable and consistent definition‚ individuals can better understand when‚
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promoting children and young people’s behaviour • Behaviour policy • Rewards and sanctions • Attendance • Anti-Bullying policy • Dealing with conflict and inappropriate behaviour • Code of conduct Behaviour policy: is a guide for all staff on how pupil’s behaviour should be managed. It provides a cleared shared understanding between the Head Teacher‚ staff‚ parents and pupils on discipline. It is vital that the policy is constantly being put into practice to ensure the safety of the pupils in
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