Psychiatric and mental health nursing

Gun Control, a Mental Health Issue in America Gun control lately has rapidly become an even further controversial topic in America due to violent acts against the public by troubled individuals. “In the United States, popular and political discourse frequently focuses on the causal impact of mental illness in the aftermath of mass shootings” (Metzl and MacLeish sec.1). Not to mention the impact these situations have on the society, this issue, unfortunately remains so overlooked, that media…

Attachment Disorders Children that are placed into community homes or grow up in a dysfunctional family develop very similar psychological characteristics. Children that grow up in these environments usually experience some sort of disruptive attachment to their primary caregiver or parent, they are not in a stable environment, and they are usually exposed to multiple caregivers throughout their life. All of these factors have been connected to attachment disorders in some way. Though these…

the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Norway has a higher rate of psychiatric beds than the OECD average. Norway’s efforts in improving the quality of health care have proven to be effective, as they have had a decrease in suicide rates, fewer hospital beds, and more mental health professionals (Hewlett). Significant advancement in the obtaining of knowledge about mental illnesses has greatly improved doctors’ abilities to make sure they are diagnosing the correct…

classroom are affected by mental health problems according…

type of health care system is a complex topic due to the fact that it is provided by both private and government institutions. For instance, hospitals services are delivered by both private and public hospitals. One of the types of health care in Australia is primary health care, which is what a person typically choses at their first point of contact with the health system in Australia, it is also most often provided outside the hospital system. Another type of health care is secondary health…

while research shows that men make up more than ten percent of eating disorder sufferers. Public misperceptions about eating disorders are still common. While many individuals receive treatment and recover to lead a healthy life, anorexia remains the mental illness with the highest mortality…

conversational topic in the mental health care field today. Some professionals believe that religion effects mental health in a positive way, other professionals believe that religion affects mental health in a negative way. It’s hard to decide which side is right, because there’s a lot of “expectation to the rules,” when it comes to religion and mental health. Whenever we think of someone who considers themselves to be religiously orientated we normally don’t think of people in mental…

most part seen in mental health facilities. These cases are documented in the United States as far back as 1849, when they were known as, “Bell Mania.” In these documented cases from the McLeon Asylum in Massachusetts under the care of Dr. Bell there were 40 cases which all required restraints and resulted in a 75% fatality rate. In the State of Carolina between the years of 1915-1937 there were 360 documented fatalities that listed the cause of death as, “exhaustion due to mental…

According to UK law, under the Mental Health Act of 1983, a person may be legally detained if they are suffering from a mental illness which makes it appropriate for them to receive medical treatment in a hospital, and it is necessary for the safety of the patient or other people that they receive this treatment, which can’t be provided unless the patient is detained . One definition of mental illness states that it is ‘a condition which causes serious disorder in a person’s behaviour or…

While medications are effective in treating most mental disorders, therapy may be the best option for the treatment of mild disorders such as depression and anxiety. Therapy means a healthier, safer, more cost effective form of treatment for people suffering from these conditions. The first records of depression appeared in Mesopotamian texts from around 2000 B.C. These texts stated that the cause of this illness was demonic possession. Named melancholia after the gloomy sadness it caused.…