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Primary prevention |
reducing the incidence of mental disorders within the population |
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Nursing in Primary Prevention |
focus on targeting groups at risk and providing educational programs |
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Secondary Prevention |
Interventions aimed at minimizing early symptoms of psychiatric illness and direct toward reducing the prevalence and duration of the illness.
Accomplished through early identification of problems and prompt initiation of effective treatment. |
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Tertiary Prevention |
Reducing the residual defects that are associated with severe and persistent mental illness. Accomplished by preventing complications of the illness and promoting achievement of each individual's maximum level of functioning |
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uses of primary prevention |
*identify stressful life events that precipitate crises and target the relevant populations at risk *To intervene with these high-risk populations to prevent or minimize harmful consequences. |
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Primary Prevention
Population at risk of experiencing maturational crises |
Everyone: Adolescence, Marriage, Parenthood, Midlife, and Retirement |
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Primary Prevention
Adolescence issues include |
*self-esteem and body image *Peer relationships *Education and career *Values and ideals *Sexuality *Drug and alcohol abuse *Physical appearance |
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Primary Prevention
Marriage issues include |
*Synchronization of two lives *differences in religion, ethnicity, social status, or race *need for communication and compromise |
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Primary Prevention
Parenthood Issues include |
*Total responsibility for another human being *Parent-infant bonding *Changing husband-wife relationships *Knowledge about stages of growth and development |
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Primary Prevention
Midlife issues include |
*Age-related physiological changes *Relationship with adult children *Relationship with aging parents *Death of parents *"Empty nest" syndrome
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Primary Prevention
Retirement issues include |
*negative feeling related to lack of productivity *Loss of self-worth; depression *Financial issues |
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Primary Prevention
population at risk of experiencing situational crises |
Poverty High rate of life change events Environmental conditions Trauma |
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Primary Prevention
Situational Crises
Poverty |
may have to do with *Inadequate and crowed living conditions *Nutritional deficiencies *Medical Neglect *Unemployment *Homelessness |
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Primary Prevention
Situational Crises
High riate of life change events |
Large number of significant events occurring in close proximity decrease a person's ability to deal with stress. Examples include *Death of loved one of divorce *Being fired from job *Physical illness *Change in living conditions *Change in body image |
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Primary Prevention
Situational Crises
Environmental Conditions |
Natural disasters can create situational crises. *floods *hurricanes *earthquakes *tornadoes |
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Primary Prevention
Situational Crises
Trauma |
Traumatic experiences outside the usual range of human experience, including *military combat *being a victim of violent personal assault *undergoing torture *being taken hostage or kidnapped *being the victim of a natural or manmade disaster |
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Secondary Prevention
Populations at risk of experiencing maturational crisis |
Everyone Adolescence Marriage Parenthood Midlife Retirement
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Secondary Prevention
Adolescence |
Assistance required when disruptive and age-inappropriate behaviors become the norm
Family can no longer cope with the situation
Inpatient care may be required for: conduct disorders, adjustment disorders, eating disorders, substance-related disorders, and depression and anxiety disorders |
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Secondary Prevention
Marriage-Common problems include |
Substance abuse Disagreements on issues of *sex *money *Children *Gender roles *infidelity |
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Secondary Prevention
Parenthood: examples for intervention at the secondary level include |
*Physical, emotional, or sexual abuse of a child *Physical or emotional neglect of a child *Birth of a child with special needs *Diagnosis of a terminal illness in a child *Death of a child |
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Secondary Prevention
Midlife |
Individual may be unable to integrate all the changes that are occurring during this period, resulting in *depression *anxiety *substance abuse |
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Secondary Prevention
Retirement |
When individuals are unable to successfully grieve for this part of their lives, it can result in *Depression *Suicidal ideation
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Secondary Prevention
Populations at risk |
Individuals experiencing situattional crises *occurs when crisis intervention at the primary level fails *Exacerbation of mental illness symptoms
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Severe and persistent mental illness |
Characterized by functional impairment that interferes with vocational capacity
Creates serious interpersonal difficulties
May be associated with a suicide plan or attempt |
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Type of mental illness among the homeless |
*Most common: schizophrenia *Bipolar disorder *Substance addiction *Depression *Personality disorders *Neurocognitive disorders |
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Contributing factors to homelessness among the mentally ill |
*Deinstitutionalization *Poverty *A scarcity of affordable housing *Lack of affordable health care *Domestic Violence *Addiction disorders |
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Health issues among the homeless |
*Alcoholism is common *Thermoregulation *Tuberculosis *Dietary deficiencies *Sexually transmitted diseases *Special health needs for homeless children |
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Resources available for the homeless |
Homeless shelters health-car centers and storefront clinics mobile outreach units
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