Family Care of The Mental Health Patient
Mental disorders are defined as alterations in mood or behavior, which can cause a person difficulty functioning in the social and work environments (Kaakinen, Gedaly-Duff, Coehlo, & Harman Hanson, 2010). Some of the most common mental disorders include depression, anxiety, panic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (Barley & Lawson, 2016). In this discussion board, I will be discussing the benefits and barrier’s that come with involving family in the care of the patient just diagnosed with a mental disorder.
It is important for a nurse to assess both the mental and physical needs of a patient, since many patients who suffer from long term illnesses also suffer from a mental disorder such as …show more content…
It is important as the nurse to involve the whole family in the care of the patient, but to keep in mind the burdens it can have on the family. The nurse needs to provide plenty of education about the mental disorder as well as resources for the family. It may be as equally important to offer therapy for the family as well as the patient. In this situation, the benefit of the family involvement out way the burden. References
Barley, E., & Lawson, V. (2016). Using Health Psychology to Help Patients: Common Mental Health Disorders and Psychological Distress. British Journal of Nursing, 25(17), 966-974.
Kaakinen, J. R., Gedaly-Duff, V., Coehlo, D. P., & Harman Hanson, S. M. (2010). Family Health Care Nursing: Theory, Practice and Research (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company.
Schiffman, J., Reeves, G. M., Kline, E., Medoff, D. R., Lucksted, A., Hoagwood, K., ... Dixon, L. B. (2015). Outcomes of a Family Peer Education Pragram for Families of Youth and Adults with Mental Illness. International Journal of Mental Health, 44, 303-315.
Mental disorders are defined as alterations in mood or behavior, which can cause a person difficulty functioning in the social and work environments (Kaakinen, Gedaly-Duff, Coehlo, & Harman Hanson, 2010). Some of the most common mental disorders include depression, anxiety, panic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (Barley & Lawson, 2016). In this discussion board, I will be discussing the benefits and barrier’s that come with involving family in the care of the patient just diagnosed with a mental disorder.
It is important for a nurse to assess both the mental and physical needs of a patient, since many patients who suffer from long term illnesses also suffer from a mental disorder such as …show more content…
It is important as the nurse to involve the whole family in the care of the patient, but to keep in mind the burdens it can have on the family. The nurse needs to provide plenty of education about the mental disorder as well as resources for the family. It may be as equally important to offer therapy for the family as well as the patient. In this situation, the benefit of the family involvement out way the burden. References
Barley, E., & Lawson, V. (2016). Using Health Psychology to Help Patients: Common Mental Health Disorders and Psychological Distress. British Journal of Nursing, 25(17), 966-974.
Kaakinen, J. R., Gedaly-Duff, V., Coehlo, D. P., & Harman Hanson, S. M. (2010). Family Health Care Nursing: Theory, Practice and Research (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company.
Schiffman, J., Reeves, G. M., Kline, E., Medoff, D. R., Lucksted, A., Hoagwood, K., ... Dixon, L. B. (2015). Outcomes of a Family Peer Education Pragram for Families of Youth and Adults with Mental Illness. International Journal of Mental Health, 44, 303-315.