Mental Health Flashcards
define mental health
sense of wellbeing, confidence
and self esteem, enabling joy and appreciation
of other people, day-to-day life and our
environment”– Form positive relationships
– Use abilities to reach potential – Deal with life’s challenges
define mental illness
a condition which causes serious disorder in a person’s behaviour, thinking or interaction with other people.”
epidemiology of mental illness
- Affects1in5Australians
- High incidence in those with chronic physical
- Why?
- Acute or long term stress
- Biological factors • Substance abuse
- Cognitive patterns • Social factors
depression cognitive
thoughts of guilt, worthlessness, hopelessness
Depression somatic
loss energy, poor sleep, appetite disturbances, fatigue
Anxiety cognitive
fearful thoughts of dying, suffocating, collapsing or or making a fool of oneself
Anxiety somatic
palpitations, breathlessness, sweating
neuroses =
gross exaggeration of normal experiences – Depression, anxiety, obsessional illness
Psychoses=
totally different from normal experiences – Schizophrenia, bipolar
Organic Psych disorders =
due to physical factors – Drug, ETOH withdrawl, endocrine, steroid use
list 8 characteristics of mental illness
- common
- reoccurring
- Hidden
- varied presentations
- stress related
- distressing
- impair personal function
- associated with high risk
Impact of mental illness
• Depressiontop-ranking cause of non-fatal disease burden in Australia (Mathers et al, 2000)
• Mental disorders overall were responsible for nearly 30% of the non-fatal disease burden (Mathers
et al, 2000)
• Significant barriers for the mentally ill.
• Difficulty obtaining and keeping regular employment
• Have fewer friends
• May be cut off from family members
• Lower socioeconomic status & lower standards of living
• High mortality and reduced life expectancy
Impact of mental illness: University of WA study (2001) study conclusions
“ While there is little direct evidence in the literature of an excess incidence of physical disease associated with mental illness, there is evidence that people with mental disorder are exposed to unhealthy lifestyle risk factors that are known to be linked to a variety of common physical conditions. These factors include smoking, alcohol consumption and other drug use, poor diet, lack of exercise, obesity, and high risk behaviours.”
Psychotherapeutic treatment techniques
psychological
physical
social
psychological treatment techniques
counseling psychiatric review psychological review relaxation & distraction cognitive behavioural therapies
Physical treatment techniques
medications : antidepressants, antipsychotics, tranquilizers
ECT (under sedation)
Exercise
Division & creative therapies