Psychiatric and mental health nursing

hardships of mental illnesses such as depression because they don’t want to pity others. On the other hand, those who unknowingly suffer from depression feel that they are fighting an invisible monster. They can’t possibly hope to win if they don’t know what they are up against. At this point we need to get over our fears of the uncomfortable or the unknown to help those who suffer from depression. However, not everyone is willing to help because of a large stigma surrounding mental illnesses.…

Effect of the General Public’s Attitude on Individuals with Mental Illnesses Mental illness has been on the media a lot in the past years. With the raise in anxiety and depression rates and crimes that are being blamed on it has been on everyone minds lately. But how does this media coverage affect those who suffer from mental illnesses. In the book Descartes’ Error the author Antonio Damasio speaks for a bit about the difference between diseases of the brain and of the mind. He states “the…

and never grow up is a central facet of his character, but his immature behavior in conjunction with the futility of his resistance ultimately leads to his emotional breakdown. From the beginning, Holden reveals that he is telling his story from a mental institution. He creates a flashback and chronicles the events that landed him in his…

than discussion based is good for keeping the interests of the girls as well as less intimidating because it does not make the girls feel as if they are in a therapeutic setting therefore eliminating any stigma that may be attached to therapy or mental health services. The curriculum, however, is grade based which does not take into account the number of adolescent females in New Orleans who have been retained due to various factors including cognitive delay, post Katrina registration issues,…

and many employees. Unfortunately, Derek passed away a few days later after he sought help for his son. However, Richard does not seem to acknowledge any issues with his behavior, but has agreed to seek the mental health services provided at “YNAPMHCP (You’re Not Actually a Prince Mental Health Care, Provo)”. Nevertheless, the client does admit the desire to receive assistance in ways to limit his anxiety and depression. The anxiety originated…

A Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy and it was originally designed to be treated as a depression, and now it is used for a numeral of mental disorders. This helps to solve some problems and also change unhelpful thinking and also behavior. A fluoxetine is a synthetic compound that inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to the treat depression. If they are older the…

Mental illness is a sensitive subject that few people are comfortable talking about. Despite its touchy nature, mental illness is an unfortunate part of life that many people are exposed to, either through knowing a loved one suffering from mental illness, or that they have this type of disease themselves. These types of illnesses can have numerous effects that usually lead to the deterioration of a person’s health in both the psychological and physical sense. One notable example of a mental…

the students who use counseling are new to mental health disorder often have additional challenges with transitioning to college or university life” (Douce, A. L. & Keeling, P.R. 2014, p.4). Many institutions are struggling to cope with the realization that mental illness is a bona-fide problem and there appears to be no end in sight on college campuses. Studies have concluded, “Students with higher test anxiety, lower academic self-efficacy, and less effective time management and use of study…

In 1973, David L. Rosenthal started a provocative study of mental hospital. This study is “On Being Sane in Insane Places”. Rosenthal motivation was to figure out if psychologist, psychiatrist, and other mental health professionals could really distinguish between the mentally ill and the mentally healthy based on a diagnosis brought upon certain characteristics. Those characteristics included the context of the behavior, the persistence of the behavior, the social deviance the person presents,…

believed to be peaceful and calming and that people who had mental illness did not want to be seen in the community just like criminals in the correctional facilities (Woodside & McClam, 2015). This is understandable since during the times when human service delivery was done in an institutional based setting it was the responsibility of the church and the government did not have a lot of involvement. Institutionalizing those with mental illness could lead to behaviors that may be worse than…