The assignment will discuss the importance of assessment in Mental Health nursing‚ focusing on a 54 year old lady suffering from major depression. The Department of Health (DoH‚ 2010) pointed out that depression is a disorder of mood and may be characterised by low mood and feelings of unhappiness‚ exhaustion‚ self blame and suicidal thoughts. The assessment scale called Health of the Nations Outcome Scales (HONOS) (see appendix B) and the rational for using this scale will be explored. A brief profile
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State of the Nation’s Mental Health. Any serious discussion of the key public policy issues in Australia over the last five years cannot overlook the almost continuous discourse surrounding mental health services‚ public funding and service delivery. There are several reasons for this. First‚ Australians are now more informed on mental illnesses and the consequences of falling to provide services for those with a medical need. The work of beyondblue‚ headspace‚ SANE Australia and The Inspire Foundation
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A picture‚ they say‚ is worth a thousand words. This is especially true in the treatment of mental health patients. For patients unable to adequately express their feelings verbally‚ the best approach is to allow them to speak through their art. This is especially true of children who often have problems talking about their painful experiences. Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy. Through the use of artistic expressions and other diagnostic procedures‚ doctors will be able to more accurately
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Biopsychosocial Model of Health The biopsychosocial model‚ proposed by George Engel in the 1970s‚ posits that health is influenced by biological‚ psychological‚ and social factors. This model recognizes that health is not solely determined by biological processes or diseases; it also involves psychological aspects‚ such as emotions and mental health‚ as well as social conditions‚ including family dynamics‚ cultural influences‚ and socioeconomic status (Engel‚ 1977). By integrating these three dimensions
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Long Term Care The Continuum of Care What is Long Term Care? Health‚ mental health‚ social and residential services provided to temporarily or chronically disabled person over extended period of time Characteristics of LT Care Physical or mental‚ temporary or permanent Need based on functional disabilities Promotes or maintains health and independence in functional abilities and quality of life To enable us to die peacefully and with dignity Multiple services and multiple
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Mental Models and Dominant Logic Weekend consumer offers in Automobile Company: Due to slowdown in market‚ marketing and sales managers started to think of ways to increase car bookings from customers. One of the ideas was to give weekend discounts‚ so that the weekend targets are achieved. It was implemented immediately in the forthcoming week. They spent a good amount of money in advertising and promotions. As a result‚ they received 1000 bookings during weekend‚ which usually is around 400
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Unit 12: Understand Mental Health Problems 1.1 Describe the main types of mental ill health according to the psychiatric (DSM/ICD) classification system: mood disorders‚ personality disorders‚ anxiety disorders‚ psychotic disorders‚substance-related disorders‚ eating disorders‚ cognitive disorders The main forms of mental ill health can include clinical depression whereby the main signs and symptoms of this may include: * An unusually sad mood that does not go away * Loss of enjoyment and interest
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Running head: SLEEP DEPRIVATION EFFFECTS ON MENTAL HEALTH Decreased Sleep Due to Nursing Interventions on Inpatients Recovering From Mental Health Crisis University of South Alabama SLEEP DEPRIVATION EFFFECTS ON MENTAL HEALTH Decreased Sleep Due to Nursing Interventions on Inpatients Recovering From Mental Health Crisis Sleep is one of the great mysteries of Science. Past and recent studies have shown the need for sleep‚ but the why has always been elusive. A study on Is Sleep Essential by
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(Berkman & Kawachi‚ 2000) Health promotion stems from these factors whereby focussing on the individual’s behaviour by influencing changes in variety of aspects such as families‚ communities work places and eventually encouraging individuals to adopt healthy practices (Green‚ 1984). The role of a nurse in health promotion and education is considered as a key by numerous researchers and policy initiatives from the government to promote health comprehending the essentiality of health promotion (Norton‚ 1998)
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tested carefully by the researchers for easy access and usage that it bears directly on the usage to see that no necessary difficulties are introduced. May this research be a successful tool in providing a medical recording system to help the school clinic more effective in service to the institution. Today‚ the technology is get is getting tougher and tougher and business owner need to concentrate more on the business core competence‚ to become successful and gain competitive advantage. One way
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