Mental health refers to a condition of wellbeing whereby each individual realises their potential and can deal with life changes and uncertainties, making a contribution to the society through working effectively, (Scheid and Brown, 2010). Based on this argument mental health is the ability for an individual to cope with various life stressors. According to Fortinash and Holoday-Worrent (2008) mental illness relates to a variety of mental health disorders which influence an individual’s behaviour, mood and thinking. Therefore mental illness can be referred to an ailment of the mind leading to inability to process their thoughts. Mental illness is classified using two distinctive tools of the World Health Organisation (WHO) (2011) [International
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Following an assessment, Alice’s identified needs were categorized into three domains; physical, psychological and social. The physical health needs relates to her mobility issues due to her arthritis. Anderson (2009) refers to arthritis as joint stiffness due to painful inflammation. Similar if needed assistance with personal care would be provided by the carers. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2015) quality standard [QS90] suggests that thorough clinical assessments need to be done to ascertain that patients are suffering from urinary tract infection (UTI). Evidence by (SOURCE) noted that patients with UTI exhibit episodes of agitation and forgetfulness. As for the psychological health needs, an assessment needs to be done to ascertain whether Alice is experiencing early onset of dementia. Alzheimer’s Society (2014) identified dementia suffers with symptoms such as complexities with thinking and memory loss. Alice’s low mood could be due to her inability to carry out her activities of daily living as she used to. Roper et al (XXXX) …show more content…
Mind (2014) suggest that there are a variety of services available to mental health sufferers which can be accessed through the National Health Service (NHS) and private sector. If an individual’s mental illness hasn’t gotten better despite treatment by a doctor then a referral to specialist mental health services needs to be considered. The services available includes social care, hospital inpatient services, psychiatric liaison and crisis intervention team, residential care (hostels, residential care homes, therapeutic communities and supported housing schemes) and community mental health teams (CMHT).
Based on the scenario, Alice may need the aid of memory clinic assessment to monitor her memory loss problems. In order to alleviate Alice’s arthritis problem there is the need to signpost her to arthritis care support services. This will afford Alice and George specialist services with interventions aimed at improving her impaired mobility. Following a carers assessment, George ought be considered for respite care services as recommended by NICE (XXXX). Dening and Thomas (2013, p.313) suggest that there is a need for General Practitioners (GP) services to consider respite care for
Following an assessment, Alice’s identified needs were categorized into three domains; physical, psychological and social. The physical health needs relates to her mobility issues due to her arthritis. Anderson (2009) refers to arthritis as joint stiffness due to painful inflammation. Similar if needed assistance with personal care would be provided by the carers. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2015) quality standard [QS90] suggests that thorough clinical assessments need to be done to ascertain that patients are suffering from urinary tract infection (UTI). Evidence by (SOURCE) noted that patients with UTI exhibit episodes of agitation and forgetfulness. As for the psychological health needs, an assessment needs to be done to ascertain whether Alice is experiencing early onset of dementia. Alzheimer’s Society (2014) identified dementia suffers with symptoms such as complexities with thinking and memory loss. Alice’s low mood could be due to her inability to carry out her activities of daily living as she used to. Roper et al (XXXX) …show more content…
Mind (2014) suggest that there are a variety of services available to mental health sufferers which can be accessed through the National Health Service (NHS) and private sector. If an individual’s mental illness hasn’t gotten better despite treatment by a doctor then a referral to specialist mental health services needs to be considered. The services available includes social care, hospital inpatient services, psychiatric liaison and crisis intervention team, residential care (hostels, residential care homes, therapeutic communities and supported housing schemes) and community mental health teams (CMHT).
Based on the scenario, Alice may need the aid of memory clinic assessment to monitor her memory loss problems. In order to alleviate Alice’s arthritis problem there is the need to signpost her to arthritis care support services. This will afford Alice and George specialist services with interventions aimed at improving her impaired mobility. Following a carers assessment, George ought be considered for respite care services as recommended by NICE (XXXX). Dening and Thomas (2013, p.313) suggest that there is a need for General Practitioners (GP) services to consider respite care for