Psychiatric and mental health nursing

Mental health has a direct relationship with an individual 's physical health, and their ability to succeed in school, at work, and in society. Both physical and mental health affect how people think, feel, and act on the inside and outside (Children’s). There are many options available to help the mental health of children, but the help of a single individual could change the life a child forever. Counseling provided in schools not only tends to help the mental health of children but helps…

researching into specific courses offered by various universities, I was particularly attracted to the unique focus on mental illness in the workplace that Kings College London offers, which I found lacking in many other programmes. Having seen first-hand the effects of mental disorders in the business setting, it is important to me that the program not only show awareness of mental illnesses in the workplace, but that the awareness is integrated into their training curriculum. Upon researching…

“In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, to struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life,” said Albert Bandura, a renowned American psychologist. The topic of resilience is also portrayed throughout the book, The Pact. The story is centralized on a group of bright, African American teenagers transforming into mature doctors, despite living through a gang-affiliated city with poverty and crime. The nonfiction book, The Pact, written…

In the article “On Being Sane in Insane Places”, author D.L. Rosenhan recounts an experiment he conducted to test the consistency of psychiatric diagnoses. In this study, eight individuals were given the task of calling a psychiatric hospital and alledging that he or she had been hearing voices lately, specifically voices that were the same sex as the patient. No other differences in symptoms or history were made, besides minor altercations that would not influence diagnoseses, such as where the…

Overview of Consultation Per Erchul (2009) Gerald Caplan created a consultation model for use in counseling and mental health. Caplan’s definition of consultation included individual and groups coming together help one another for the greater good of the client. Caplan recognized the need for equality between the two experts: counselor and counselee (Erchul, 2009). Moreover, Caplan envisioned consultation to include teachers, clergy and other community professionals to better serve the…

Depression is a severe mental disorder that replaces the jubilant liveliness of youth with lethargic emotions. Affecting 20% of teenagers, depression is a serious disorder that dramatically decrease the pleasure of life, as victims of depression lose hope for the future and interest in the activities they once enjoyed. While those of higher socioeconomic status have more financial security and opportunities, they are not “immune” to depression. In fact, money may instead evoke various mental…

School Principals promotes student mental health and ensures safety within the social and educational aspects of high school. Their page about the recommendations and policies highlights the issue with the stigma of mental health how everyone should learn to handle students that have unfortunate cognitive conditions. It clearly states and outlines the respective duties of the federal, state, and school policy makers. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/13/teens-mental-health_n_4588685.html…

Mental health is the ability to cognitively cope with stress in life in a healthy way and live life to its potential despite circumstances. Everyone faces stress, ranging from pending due dates to selling a house. However, positive mental health is shown by how well the person emotionally handles the situation. An example of this would be if Sally, who was selling her house, began aerobic exercise to decrease her stress level. Through this activity, she is also able to spend time with her…

Thought Paper – Our Last Guest Speaker Throughout the semester, we have been lucky enough to hear the personal stories of a number of individuals who struggle with mental illness. Each of these stories touched us and make us open our eyes to the fact that mental illness is more than just the cases that we read about in the textbooks; and our final speaker was no different. I also found that there were some striking parallels between Anne’s experiences and the ones that were mentioned in Karp’s…

Song 1. Logic- 1800-273-8255 feat. Alessia Cara and Khalid The song known as “suicide hotline” was written by logic to spread awareness of depression and mental health disorders as it is something he believes is not talked about enough in today's society. This song starts off talking about the pain of having suicidal thoughts and no longer having the will to live anymore. This connects with Catcher in the Rye as Holden spends much of the book in a depressed state and many times brings up the…