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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not being neglected and are being protected. According to the Mental Health Care Act. “To restrain means to place under control when necessary to prevent serious bodily harm to the patient or to another person‚ by minimal use of such force as is reasonable having regard to the physical and mental condition of the patient”(p 72). When a person is restrained‚ how long can a person be held in the restraints? .”While a mental health user is under restraint‚ he or she must be subject to observation
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Personality disorders are a class of mental disorders in which a person have a pattern of behaving‚ thinking and perceiving to situations. Individuals may also experience difficulties in cognition and impulse control. . Nearly one in ten individuals in the community (Samuels J. Personality disorders: epidemiology and public health issues. Int Rev Psychiatry 2011;23:223–33)and 30–50% of psychiatric patients [ Melartin TK‚ Rytsa¨la¨ HJ‚ Leskela¨ US‚ Lestela¨-Mielonen PS‚ Sokero TP‚ Isometsa¨ ET. Current
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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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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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According Health Care in Prisons and Jails‚ medical care in a prison or jail depends on the local facility. In general‚ prisoners do not receive health care that meets public health standards. Each year‚ many Americans with chronic diseases are jailed. This includes: about 25% of HIV-infected Americans; 33% of those infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV‚ see fact sheet 507); 40% of Americans with active tuberculosis (see fact sheet 518) Among these inmates‚ up to 50% have mental disorders‚ as many
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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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Andrea Sanchez Professor Amanda Gray & Adrienne Baldwin SWU 171 23 June 2013 Mental Health and the Media Let me start off with what Autism is and how common it is. Autism appears to have its root in very early brain development. The most obvious signs of autism and symptoms come about between 2 and 3 years old. “An estimated 1 out of 54 boys and 1 in 252 girls are diagnosed with autism in the United States.” A person with autism will find it much harder to understand the feelings of other
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Taking over State Hospitals." San Francisco Chronicle 22 July 2001. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 26 Feb. 2013. In this article‚ the incarceration of the mentally ill is encouraged because it is safer than keeping them in mental institutions. It claims that mental institutions are extremely dangerous by their very nature and the nurses there are trained to treat the mentally ill‚ not to keep them from hurting themselves or other people. In prisons however‚ the guards are equipped with the
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************MENTAL HEALTH************ IT’S NOT JUST PHYSICAL •Your body needs at least 8 hours of sleep each night. •Rest allows you to build and repair new cells. •Stress can make you physically sick. •If you’re upset about something don’t hold it all in. •If you want a healthy body‚ you need a healthy mind. HANDLING STRESS •Many teens push themselves too far. •Parents know that everything can get to be too much. •We tend to be more forgetful when we are over stressed. COPING
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