INTRODUCTION

EMPATHY

PROFESSIONAL
SOCIAL WORK
 MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSION
A number of professions have developed specializing in mental disorders,
including the medical specialty of psychiatry, divisions of psychology known as
clinical psychology, abnormal psychology, positive psychology, applied behavior
analysis, behavior therapy, clinical or mental health social work, mental health
counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychotherapists, counselors and
public Health professionals. Different clinical and academic professions tend to
favor differing models, explanations and goals.

HEALTH
W H O Defines Health is a complete state of Physical ,Mental Social and
Spiritual Well-Being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
IT INCLUDES
A sound, Efficient Mind and Controlled Emotions
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 MENTAL HEALTH
Mental health is a term used to describe either a
level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an
absence of a mental disorder.Mental health may
include an individual's ability to enjoy life and
procure a balance between life activities and efforts
to achieve psychological resilience.

DEFENITION
The World Health Organization defines mental
health as a state of well-being in which the
individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope
with the normal stresses of life, can work
productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a
contribution to his or her community.”
 MENTAL ILLNESS
 Mental illness is a disturbance of the relationship between the adaptive
capacity of an individual on the one hand and his environmental on the
other.
 A mentally sick person is unable to cope with the stress and strain of
life.
CAUSES OF MENTAL ILLNESS

*Heredity *Cerebral Dysfunction

*Constitution *Psychological Changes
* Sexual Problems *Biochemical Disorder
*Physical Illness *Childhood Insecurities
*Social Problems * Inter & Intra Family Problems
*Gambling *Organizational Problems
* Sexual Problems *Metabolic and Endocrine Disturbance
*Traumatic Events *Environmental Problems
*Scholastic Backwardness *Financial Problems
 TYPES OF MENTAL ILLNESS

*Organic Disorders *Mental and Behavioural Disorders

*Functional Disorder *Mental Disturbance due to Physical Illness
*Neurosis * Mental Disturbance due to Sexual Disorders
*Somatoform Disorder *Personality Disorders
*Mental Retardation *Sleep Disorder
*Delusional Disorder *Psychiatric Emergencies
* Epilepsy *Substance use Mental Disorder

MISCONCEPTION ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS

Mental illness is incurable
No treatment available for mental illness
Mental illness is something to be ashamed of
Mentally ill persons should be treated only in mental health care centre
Prevalence of mental illness is low in India
 CHARECTERISTIC OF Mentally healthy
Person

 Reality orientation
 Self awareness and self knowledge.

 Self esteem and self acceptance.

 Behavioural Controls.

 Effective Relationships.

 Goal directive activities.

 General principals of Mental health Nursing
1. Patient is accepted as he is
2. Use self understanding as a therapeutic tool
3. Consistency is used to contribute to patients security
4. Reassurance should be given in a suitable and acceptable Manner
5. Patients behavior is changed through emotional experiences and not by rational
interpretation
6. Unnecessary increase patients anxiety should be avoided
7. Objective observation of patient to understand his behavior
8. Maintain realistic nurse patient relationship
9. Avoid physical and verbal force as much as possible
10.Nursing care is centered on the patient as a person and not on the control of
symptoms
11.All explanation of procedures and other routines are given according to the patients
level of understanding
12.Many procedures are modified but basic principles remain unaltered
 Role of Psychiatric or Mental health Nurse
Role of generalist (registered Nurse for psychiatric care)
Role of the specialist ( clinical nurse specialist holds M.Sc nursing in psychiatry )
Community mental health nurse (CHMN)
Psychiatric home care nurse
Forensic psychiatric nurse
Psychiatric Consultation
Case manager
Gero psychiatric nurse
Parish Nurse (Spiritually mature licensed nurse to promote physical and mental
wellbeing )
Telehealth / Telenurse
Nurse researcher
Psychiatric nurse educator
Nurse administrator /manager
Psychiatric nurse as collaborative member of the interdisciplinary team
Nurse psycho pharmacologist
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