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Most Common Mental Health Problems

Mental health problems do not affect all groups of people equally. Many factors are associated with mental health problems. It must however be remembered that association is not the same as causality. For example social isolation may both lead to mental health problems and be a psychological and social response to mental health problems. Epidemiological […]

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Development of community mental health nursing

Closure of the large mental hospitals and their replacement by smaller units attached to local district hospitals, and the development of day hospitals and community-care facilities had a marked impact on the practice of mental health nursing from the 1960s. May and Moore (1963) describe the work of two (later four) nurses seconded from Warlingham […]

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Mental health nursing – consultation, facilitation, advocacy

Mental health nurses need grounding and information in order to question practice, to contribute to decision making in multi-disciplinary teams, and to draw on research-based knowledge in the delivery of care and the development of mental health services. It is hoped that much of this chapter contributes to meeting such needs. Thus, how ‘grounded’ nurses […]

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Mental health and mental illness distinguish

This chapter has argued for  mental health and mental illness distinguish. At present most policy and practice is based on the conflation of the two under the one referent ‘mental health’. In effect this conceptualizes the two on one continuum which I represent as a slide (as that is what people seem to fear) from […]

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Mental health – concepts, paradigms, elements

There are, no doubt, as many definitions of mental health as there are readers of this book. Although some authors offer definitions of mental health, they are inevitably subjective, partial and, at worst, simplistic – Making It Happen defines mental health as ‘thinking, feeling and physical health and well-being’ and the relationship between the three […]

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Serious mental illness and common mental health problems

A further distinction between different types of mental disorder is made with reference to ‘serious mental illness’ (SMI) and ‘common mental health problems’. Current mental health policy and practice is influenced significantly by the concept of SMI, the origins of which are many, but we draw attention to two predominant influences from the last decade. […]

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Free Mental Health Case Study

Free Mental Health Case Study: Case 1 Li was an 18-year-old high school student. He had always been an average student, hardworking and honest. Recently, however, his mother had noticed that Li had been staying out till late at night, his schoolgrades had been falling, and he was spending more money. The previous week, his […]

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Examples Mental Health Case Study

Examples Mental Health Case Study: Case 1 Raviwas 30 when he had a serious road accident. He was riding his motorcycle with a close friend on the pillion seat. The bike was hit by a bus from behind, and Raviand his friend were thrown off the bike. To Ravi’s horror, his friend fell under the […]

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Sample Mental Health Case Study

Sample Mental Health Case Study- Case 1 Lucy was 23 when she had her first baby. During the first few days afterthe baby was born, she had been feeling tearful and mixed up. The midwife reassured her that she was only passing through a brief phase ofemotional distress, as experienced by many mothers. She suggested […]

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What causes mental health illness

In many cultures, both medical and traditional explanations are used to understand the causes of ill health. Traditional models are often related to spiritual or supernatural causes, such as bad spirits or witchcraft. You should be aware of the beliefs in your culture. However, you should also be aware of the medical theories and use […]

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