Practice outcome 1. Use basic mental health skills to reduce the distress associated with mental health problems an help promote recovery Objectives; Recognise signs of distress Communicate in a sensitive‚ non – judgemental person centred manner Facilitate engagement with appropriate service and or support Mental health is not just the absence of mental disorder. It is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential‚ can cope with the normal
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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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MENTAL HEALTH PACK 1. Evaluate two different views on the nature of mental well-being and mental health: The term well-being can be used in different ways The New Economic Foundation describes well-being as how people experience their own lives. It is more than the absence of problems and illness‚ personal and social factors‚ and it is not just about happiness but enabling individuals and communities to do well in life and flourish. In 2011‚ the Government defined mental health as “The art
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Introduction This essay considers a scenario of a troubled 37 year old mother and looks at the support from health organisations and other support services which could be accessed in terms of the impact on the service user and her family. This is a case where Community Care is appropriate and calls for a multi discipline team. How the team would be drawn together is discussed on the basis of the problems highlighted in the scenario and the professional help that might relate. It is of course
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you need to be healthy. Mental health refers to our cognitive‚ and/or emotional wellbeing - it is all about how we think‚ feel and behave. Mental health‚ can affect your daily life‚ relationships and even your physical health. Mental health also includes a person’s ability to enjoy life - to attain a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience. You have to work to keep your mind healthy. The medical dictionary‚ defines mental health as: emotional‚ behavioral
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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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Mental Health Essay Mental health is all about how we think‚ feel and behave. It refers to our cognitive‚ and/or our emotional wellbeing. It describes a sense of wellbeing. Mental health ‘problems’ or ‘difficulties’ are terms used to describe temporary reactions to a painful event‚ stress‚ or systems of drug or alcohol use‚ lack of sleep or physical illness. It can also be used to describe long-term psychiatric conditions‚ which may have significant effects on an individual’s functioning. Some
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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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Mental health is the balanced development of the individual’s personality and emotional attitudes which enable him to live harmoniously with his fellow men. In 1959 W.H.O. Expert Committee on mental health reviewed the various definitions of mental health and observed that mental health is influenced by both-biological and social factors It is not a static condition but subject to variations and fluctuations in degree‚ It is the capacity in an individual to form harmonious relations with others
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“What is Mental Health?” Within this essay‚ I will examine the definition of mental health‚ as well as it’s connection in our daily lives. I will be discussing a particular mental health problem which is depression under mood disorder. By examining a scenario of a patient who I have looked after who is suffering from this mental problem‚ and the available treatment options. I am please to focus in this topic that made a real difference to people lives‚ most especially to the patients who are suffering
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