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Mental Health Chapter 1

Mental Health

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Mental illnessrefers to all mental disorders with definable diagnoses
Resilienceis closely associated with the process of adapting and helps people facing tragedies, loss, trauma, and severe stress. It is the ability and capacity for people to secure the resources they need to support their well-being, such as children of poverty and abuse seeking out trusted adults who provide them with the psychological and physical resources that allow them to excel. This social support actually brings about chemical changes in the body through the release of oxytocin, which mutes the destructive stress-related chemicals (Southwick & Charney, 2012).
no standard measure for mental health, in part becauseIt is Culturally Defined
diathesis-stress modelin which diathesis represents biological predisposition and stress represents environmental stress or trauma—is the most accepted explanation for mental illness
Recoveryis defined as “a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.” The focus is on the consumer and what he or she can do
Epidemiology,as it applies to psychiatric mental health, is the quantitative study of the distribution of mental disorders in human populations.
Incidencerefers to the number of new cases of mental disorders in a healthy population within a given period of time—for example, the number of Atlanta adolescents who were newly diagnosed with major depression between 2000 and 2001. This is usually annual.
Prevalencedescribes the total number of cases, new and existing, in a given population during a specific period of time, regardless of when they became ill (e.g., the number of adolescents who screen positive for major depression in New York City schools between 2000 and 2010).
Nursing careis care based on responses to illness.
Nurse'streat the problems associated with depression, such as insomnia or hopelessness and provide effective nursing care using the nursing process as a guide
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)is a publication of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). It is the official guideline for diagnosing psychiatric disorders.
ICD-10-CM.The United States has adapted this resource to its system with a “clinical modification,” hence.Clinical descriptions of mental and behavioral disorders are divided into two broad classifications with subclassifications:
Nursing Diagnosisprovide a common language to aid in the selection of nursing interventions and ultimately lead to outcome achievement
ICD-10-CMInternational Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM)
cultural competencethat is, their sensitivity to different cultural views regarding health, illness, and response to treatment.
stigmaNegative attitudes or behaviors toward a person or group, based on a belief that they possess negative traits.


Nursing Instructor
Milwaukee Area Technical College
WI

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