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Definition of mental ill health

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Mental ill health:
An umbrella term for: health conditions involving undesirable changes in emotion, thinking or behavior

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Definition of mental health

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Mental health (WHO):
* State of wellbeing
* Individual realises their abilities
* Can cope with normal stresses of life
* Work productively & fruitfully
* Able to contribute to their community

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When is mental ill health a concern?

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Mental ill health is a concern when it goes beyond a moment and is prolonged

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What is the big difference between mental and physical health?

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The big difference between mental and physical health is that mental health cannot be seen

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What does it mean to be mentally well?

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What it means to be mentally well:
* Not having extreme reactions to things
* Being able to do the things I don’t want to do
* Not having continuous low mood
* Space to reflect on previous events
* Able to change perspective (depends on person) opposed to being in the low state

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Define: General Anxiety Disorder

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General Anxiety Disorder: persistent feeling of anxiety or dread that interferes with how an individual lives their life.

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Define: Depression

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Depression: a common mental health disorder, involving a lowmood or loss of pleasure or interest in activities for long periods of time.

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Define: Bipolar Disorder

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Bipolar disorder: a mental health condition characterized by extreme mood changes: mania & depression

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Define: Schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia: Schizophrenia is a mental health condition related to psychosis. Characterized by seeing, hearing or believing things that are not real.

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Define: OCD

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OCD: Obssesive Compulsive Disorder: a mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours.

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Define: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder): a mental health condition caused by a traumatic experience.

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The impact of General Anxiety Disorder on Nutrition

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Impact of General Anxiety Disorder on Nutrition:
* Symptoms: Nausea, Tense Muscles
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General Anxiety Disorder: Key Medications & Nutritional SE/Contraindications

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General Anxiety Disorder: Key Medications & Nutritional SE/Contraindications

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Depression: Key Medications & Nutritional SE/Contraindications

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Depression: Key Medications & Nutritional SE/Contraindications

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Schizophrenia: Key Medications & Nutritional SE/Contraindications

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Schizophrenia: Key Medications & Nutritional SE/Contraindications

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OCD: Key Medications & Nutritional SE/Contraindications

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OCD: Key Medications & Nutritional SE/Contraindications

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Bipolar Disorder: Key Medications & Nutritional SE/Contraindications

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Bipolar Disorder: Key Medications & Nutritional SE/Contraindications

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Key Medications & Nutritional SE/Contraindications

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Key Medications & Nutritional SE/Contraindications

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The impact of Depression on Nutrition

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The impact of Depression on Nutrition
* Comfort eating may occur: increase weight/ nutritional imbalance
* Loss of appetite may occur: risk of weight loss
* Inadequate intake of fluids due to severe depression is possible

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The impact of Bipolar Disorder on Nutrition

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The impact of Schizophrenia on Nutrition

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The impact of OCD on Nutrition

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The impact of OCD on Nutrition:
* Could be due to rituals, contamination concerns e.g. patient may feel they need to perform rituals before eating or that they must avoid eating foods that are contaminated

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The impact of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder on Nutrition

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Which 2 antipsychotics have high propensity to cause weight gain (~75% patients)?

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2 antipsychotics with high propensity to cause weight gain (~75% patients):
* Clozapine
* Olanzapine

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Which 4 antipsychotics have moderate propensity to cause weight gain?

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4 antipsychotics with moderate propensity to cause weight gain:
* Chlorpromazine
* Quetiapine
* Risperidone
* Paliperidone

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Limitations of MUST for identifying malnutrition in Mental Health

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Limitations of Nutrition Risk screening tool for identifying malnutrition in Mental Health

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