Mental Health

Question 1

What are some common examples of CMHP’s?

Answer 1

1) Depression
2) Anxiety
3) OCD
4) PTSD
5) Schizophrenia

Question 2

What are the consequences of CMHP’s?

Answer 2

1) Risk of suicide (Depression)
2) Increase risk of physical illness and mortality from it
3) Negative impact on quality of life

Question 3

What is depression and common characteristics?

Answer 3

• Sadness sustained affecting life
  1) Loss of interest
  2) Reduced eating and sleeping

Question 4

What are some wider determinants of developing CMHP?

Answer 4

Lack of qualifications, debt, unemployment, isolation

Wealthy person with higher occupation less likely to develop

Question 5

Why do CMHP’s have large impact on society?

Answer 5

Prevalence is large, which results in a high cumulative cost

Question 6

What are 4 interventions to treat CMHP’s?

Answer 6

1. Community level interventions.
2. Individual level interventions.
3. Service organisation level.
4. IAPT service model.

Question 7

Describe community level interventions?

Answer 7

Focus on strengthening protective factors and reducing risk factors

Question 8

Describe individual level interventions?

Answer 8

Taking medication and attending therapies

Question 9

What are service organisation role in CMHP?

Answer 9

Management in primary care, helping to focus on prevention and early identification

Question 10

What is IAPT?

Answer 10

(Improving Access to Psychological Therapies)

Train more staff in delivery CBT, with providing support to patients to get back to work/off benefits