As mental health nurses‚ we are granted a seemingly disproportionate power and latitude to practise when compared to our colleagues in general nursing. This is due to a number of factors; firstly‚ that mental illness is difficult to define‚ in the eyes of the public it constitutes an intangible wrongness about an individual that cannot be measured or even seen clearly. Due to misrepresentation and scaremongering by the media‚ mental health services are often viewed as taking the role of protecting
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Journal of Mental Health Nursing (2000) 9‚ 166–176 F EATURE A RTICLE The use of the Liverpool University neuroleptic side-effect rating scale (LUNSERS) in clinical practice Paul Morrison‚1 Deanne Gaskill‚2 Tom Meehan‚2 Paul Lunney‚2 Gayle Lawrence2 and Paul Collings2 1 School of Nursing‚ University of Canberra‚ ACT 2601 and 2Centre for Nursing Research‚ Queensland University of Technology‚ Kelvin Grove Campus‚ Brisbane‚ Qld 4509‚ Australia ABSTRACT: Forty-four mental health clients completed
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"Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration" (2009)‚ “more than 45 million adults or 26% of the adult population reported experiencing a mental illness in the past year. Of those who reported experiencing mental illness‚ also reported they are not under the care of a mental health or medical professional‚ in other words the mental illness is going untreated” (Mental Illness and Mental Health Service) . Additionally‚ almost half of the people suffering with a chronic health condition suffer
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and one detained under the Mental Health Act 2009. A voluntary patient is one that makes the decision and is capable of making the decision to seek treatment in a centre‚ and is able to leave if they decide to. A detention and treatment order authorizes the detention of a person in a treatment centre so that psychiatric treatment can be given. People who are subject to detention and treatment orders are required to stay in the center and receive treatment for a mental illness‚ even if they do not
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Fortinash: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing‚ 5th Edition Chapter 08: Culture‚ Ethnicity and Spirituality Case Studies - Critical Thinking Answer Guidelines CASE STUDY: HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT The patient is a 66-year-old woman who has been hospitalized for an extensive period (approximately 6 weeks). The initial problems were major depression‚ anxiety‚ and a degenerative spinal condition that required several surgeries. The spinal condition is treatable‚ but the process will leave her with
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FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT REPORT TO THE CIRCUIT COURT Chapter 916‚ Part II‚ Florida Statutes I. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION: Defendant: Full Name Sex: Marital Status: DOB: Race and Ethnicity: Case Number(s): Related Charges: II. REFFERAL AND SERVICE INFORMATION: The evaluator should name the State Attorney/designee‚ Defense Attorney/designee‚ or Judge who referred the case. For example‚ "John Q. Public‚ Assistant State Attorney referred this case on June· xx‚ 2030
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CONSULTATION Patient Name: Adela Torres Patient ID: 132463 DOB: 9/5/1958 Age: 57 Sex: F Room No.: 541 Consultant: Sachi Kato‚ M.D.‚ Dermatology Requesting Physician: Leon Medella‚ M.D.‚ Internal Medicine Date of Consult: 6/23/15 Reason for Consultation: presalvalute stomatitis‚ possibly methotrexate related. History of present illness: The patient is a very pleasant 57 year old female‚ a native of Cuba‚ being seen for evaluation and treatment for sores her in mouth that she has had
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The objective of this case study is to provide an understanding of how a Mental State Examination (MSE) is conducted on a patient. The process is gain an initial assessment of the patient’s current mental health. Outlining their cognition‚ perception‚ mood and affect‚ behaviour‚ appearance and the Mandatory Functional Requirements‚ required for communication. For the purpose of this case study an MSE will be conducted on Lucy a twenty year old woman. Lucy was accompanied by her mother when they
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Melissa Greener Placement four Anti-Social Personality Disorder To understand antisocial personality disorder (ASPD or APD)‚ it is necessary to learn what having any personality disorder involves. As defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR‚ 2000)‚ a personality disorder (PD) is a persistent pattern of thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behaviours that is significantly different from what is considered normal within the person ’s own culture. Antisocial
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Kinship as a Mechanism for Social Integrating Joey Rahimi It is often demonstrated in many anthropological studies that kinship acts as an important means for social integrating in a given society. But is it a fair generalization to say that kinship always functions as a mechanism for social integration? Kinship refers to the relationships established through marriage or descent groups that has been proven in some societies to lead to social integrating‚ or the process of interaction with other
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