Class #7 - Mental Health

Question 1

% disability claim related to mental illness?

Answer 1

40

Question 2

reduced productivity at work? =

Answer 2

presenteeism: present but not productive

Question 3

Path to break stigma at workplaces?

Answer 3

Sx -> confusion -> REALIZATION POTENTIAL MENTAL ILLNESS -> Shame/fear -> delayed Dx -> DX/LEAVE OF ABSENCE -> non-disclosure (stigma + privacy) -> rumours (silence + lack of info) -> isolation/lack of support -> RECOVERY -> difficulty reintegrating workplace

Question 4

History of mental illness management?

Answer 4

mid 19th: asylum created -> 1960s: Meds, treatment in community, Kirby report, recovery model of rehabilitation

Question 5

Kirby report 5 strategies + mandate?

Answer 5

mandate: to reform mental health policies and improve service delivery , facilitate a national approach to mental health issues, diminish stigma and discrimination, collect evidence-based research / literature to governments
1. 10 years anti-stigma campaign
2. National strategy to address MI
3. homelessness demonstration network
4. Partners for MI programs
5. Knowledge exchange center to increase access to EBL.

Question 6

Mental health organizations in canada?

Answer 6

Provincial government’s responsibility to provide community mental health services.

Question 7

Canada models of care

Answer 7

1. Recovery: Crisis management, treating, case management, holistically
2. Collaborative mental health care model: Interdisciplinarity, prevention