Mental Health And Adolescents With Depression / Depression

The aim of this study is to provide a detailed account of the nursing care for a patient who is experiencing a breakdown in health. One aspect of their care will be discussed in relation to the nursing process. The model used to provide an individualised programme of care will be discussed and critically analysed.

Nurse’s care for several patients in a day and it is important to understand the patient as a whole person to treat them effectively. The purpose of this assignment is to explore a patient’s disease to understand the nursing judgments and interventions involved, the medications for this diagnosis, and to understand the disease. The patient described in this paper will be referred to as Jonathan to ensure patient confidentiality.

This article attempts to establish that it is imperative for all school nurses to be properly trained in mental health issues. Ensuring they have the confidence needed to recognize the early signs of mental issues so they may support and intervene in a cohesive manner. The reason this article is important to mental health nursing is that it relates to many newly graduated registered nurses, who may feel inadequate in assessing mental health illnesses and how to handle each individual case. These issues must be addressed in order to eliminate unwanted self-harming individuals.

Every patient when admitted goes through an mental health assessment. It is important for the nurses to know the procedures related to the assessment. The assessment includes taking record of patients current problems history that is duration and severity of problem, information relating to education, job and family history, cultural information relevant to the disease,

The aim of this essay is to demonstrate the assessment process of a patient using the Roper Logan and Tierney (RLT) model of nursing framework and to show how the nursing process works alongside this model. This will be shown by a holistic history of the patient being shown, followed by how the RLT model is applicable to this patient. This is then followed by one nursing intervention being discussed showing how the nursing process is applied to patient care. The patient will be referred to as Mr Frederick Valentine to protect the patient’s anonymity as stated in the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct (2008) guidelines.

The patient has been dealing with issues such as alcohol and substance abuse, as well as having an eating disorder, leading to anxiety. Because of the matters on hand and a denial attitude, the patient has become schizophrenic which leads to mood fluctuations, and becoming even more mentally ill. With all the issues arising, physically and mentally, the patient has fleeted to self-harm due to insecurity and the fear of being alone. In result, having substantial nursing care is

Patient reports that five months ago she got angry with her children and stayed in bed for two days. She was feeling suicidal, mad at herself and mad at her children for not caring enough to come and get her. Patient stated that she was unsure how to leave the bedroom. This incident began this depression episode.

Williams stated that “it was not the depression that killed her husband and it was one of lets called it fifty symptoms and it was a small one”. What is depression? Depression is defined as an emotion like despondency, which is associated with a feeling of low, and it can be related to other illnesses resulting loss of interest in pleasure, fatigue, sleep disturbances as a result of that it can lead to suicide, Williams was a typical example of depression and with all his contributing factors that is what lead to him committing suicide. As a nurse taking care of a patient with any mental problem, the biggest thing we have to do is to provide safety for that client. We have to use the nursing diagnose NANDA . We have to nursing process ADPIE. Assessment is very import for the patient with depression, Dementia, Parkinson or Alzheimer’s diseases because we do not know what his going on in the paint head at any given time. We have to come up with our nursing Diagnosis for example Risk for fall. We have to have a plan how are we going to help to prevent this patient from falling. Then we have to put the plan in to action by implementation. Keeping bed in lowest position. Doing constant 15 minutes checking on the client and also doing therapeutic communication, then we have to evaluate that client to make sure that goals were meat and the client did not fall. (Page 389 Basic Nursing)

The nurse has to identify the problems and the client perception of the current problems. It is an important step to screen depressed client for suicidal risk. Although not all depressed client have suicidal thought and plan, in some situations the hopelessness/helplessness can push them to have suicidal ideation. Nurses should discuss with the client about her past coping mechanism during the crisis. If the past coping mechanism was not effective, nurses should develop new coping skill and evaluate them. Introduce the client to the support group, family therapy, or legal

My nursing diagnoses include: Risk for self-injury related to depression/psychosis as evidenced by previous suicide attempt and suicidal behavior. Disturbed Thought Processes related to inability to evaluate reality as evidenced by flight of ideas and grandiose delusions. Ineffective Coping related to internal conflicts as evidenced by internal preoccupation and by unpredictable and impulsive behavior. Impaired Social Interactions related to impulsivity and hyperactivity as evidenced by spontaneous singing and performing aerobic exercises.

The following essay is an overview of mental health in persons between the ages 13-18 known in human development as adolescences. This stage differs and has specific vulnerabilities as a person make their transition into adulthood and responsibilities associated with it. In (Erikson, 1963 Identity, Youth and Crisis) Eric Erikson referred to this stage as the forming one’s identity away from one’s parents to overcome dependence of a child. This essay hopes to present research data with in Australia concerning the overall health of the Adolescent population in an objective manner. These include the most common forms of mental illness for this age group such substance abuse disorder and self-inflicted injuries. It uses specific examples of issues which the group faces such income educational inequality due to family circumstance and its effect on mental disorders. The essay continues to present particular concerns of the age group stress in general and school work and the adolescences ability to achieve. Points raised in the essay also concerns female and male and the impact of their particular pressure they deal with as they move towards adulthood and the forming of their identity. The research is concludes with findings in the paper and compared against theories concerning the age as a whole. The essay reiterates findings bring a perspective to mental health in the age group and the uniqueness of the problems of the mental

This essay will explore a needs orientated approach to the care that is delivered to a patient and examine the significance of the use of models and frameworks in the nursing process. It is intended to identify a patient with biopsychosocial needs that requires nursing intervention. Their holistic plan of care will then be critiqued in relation to the nursing model and framework utilised by the nursing staff.

As nurses we deal with several different patients in a day and it is important to understand the patient as a whole person to treat them effectively. The purpose of this assignment is to explore a patients disease to understand the nursing judgments and interventions that go with this patient, to understand medications for this diagnosis, and to understand the disease the patient was diagnosed itself. The patient described in this paper will be referred to as Jonathan to ensure patient confidentiality.

The mental health of adolescents is fairly considered to be one of the major prerequisites of the country 's sustainable development in economics, culture, and social life. Subsequently, the easy and nondiscriminatory access to the psychological treatment appears to be a matter of top priority for the federal government. Nevertheless, the recent statistical data indicates the substantial problems in terms of providing the adolescents with the necessary medical support. In accordance with the US Department of Health & Human Services, in 2014, less than 50% of the country 's adolescent population were provided with a required treatment (US Department of Health & Human Services). Moreover, the data on the minorities ' access to the mental health treatment demonstrates that, for instance, African-Americans are twice as likely as whites to be prescribed a treatment from schizophrenia (American Psychological Association). Undoubtedly, such a trend may be primarily explained by the insufficient efforts of both federal and local health care institutions in terms of providing the minorities ' representatives with the necessary psychological treatment. Consequently, in order to understand comprehensively the problem of the adolescent mental health in the US, it is necessary to define the issue-related objective and subjective concerns as well as to analyze the peculiarities of a potential corrective to the

Depression a word we’re familiar with especially when it comes to adults, we know adults get depress and we understand the reasons, with the high demands in life it’s not uncommon to get lost in the shuffle. Depression in adult is something we have known for many years, but what has surprised many of us is that adolescents also get depressed. I myself still don’t fully understand the reasons why or how this happens. I see it very often adolescent coming in to the ER because they are depressed and want to hurt themselves, and each and every single time I’m shock. What could be so bad in their lives that would make them think they have no way out? This is the reason why I choice this topic, I want to learn more of how this disease affects so many children and teens and what we can do to stop it.