Mental health articles
OF mental health care and mentally ill
May, 2015
Not taking prescribed medication
Not taking prescribed medication If the problem is a result of forgetting, gently remind the person when it is time to take the medicine Find a daily routine (e.g. breakfast) when taking medication can become a habit Remind the person calmly that medication helps to keep them well Ask if the […]
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aggressive behavior example and intervention
aggressive behavior example and intervention People with schizophrenia are usually shy and withdrawn. Aggression is no more common among these people than in the general community. However, if you’re living with someone who does tend to be aggressive, you will need to know what to do when he or she becomes aggressive so that you […]
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how to deal with difficult behaviors at work
How to deal with difficult behaviours how to deal with difficult behaviors at work Sleeping or withdrawing a lot of the time, or sleeping at odd times Leave the person alone but make some contact whenever he or she comes out of their room to let them know you are there if they need […]
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mental health assessment checklist
Mental health assessment mental health assessment checklist Mental health problems in people with intellectual disabilities are best assessed by a range of health and social care professionals using a multi-disciplinary approach. These professionals and the services they work in are described in Chapter 3. The aims of the assessment are to: Clarify what the […]
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What causes mental health problems?
We know very little about the causes of mental health problems compared to what is known about physical health problems. It is an area that causes much discussion among professionals and is constantly being researched. It is generally believed that it is not just one factor that causes someone to develop a mental health problem, […]
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Picking up on mental health problems
Picking up on mental health problems People with mild intellectual disabilities will generally show the same signs and symptoms as the rest of the population, but they may need help to describe these. It is more difficult for people with severe intellectual disabilities as some of them have great difficulty in communicating in words. We […]
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Challenging behaviour
Challenging behaviour This includes behaviours such as aggression, self-injury and being anti-social. They can occur for many different reasons such as communicating the need for attention, to escape from stressful situations or relieve boredom. However, sometimes challenging behaviour can happen because of mental health problems. This is generally where the behaviour is new or starts […]
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types of delusions
DELUSIONS types of delusions These are false beliefs and it is generally very difficult, if not impossible, to change the person’s mind about their belief. The beliefs tend to be quite strange, often bizarre and out of character. Delusions can be persecutory, for example people might think spies are following them or that everybody is […]
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Psychotic symptoms
Psychotic symptoms In some severe mental health problems the person can experience psychotic symptoms. This means the person loses touch with reality. These symptoms include hallucinations and delusions. Psychotic symptoms can occur in schizophrenia, severe depression, bipolar affective disorder, delirium and dementia. From Mental health articles, post Psychotic symptoms Post Footer automatically generated by wp-posturl […]
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hallucinations definition
hallucinations definition This is when a person has an experience through one of their senses,which is not happening. It is imaginary. They can happen in every sense. Examples include: Hearing voices when no one else can Smelling odours when no one else can Seeing things that are not really there Feeling […]
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