Mentally Ill Family Case Study

Being the child of a parent who has a mental illness involves considerable risk to the child’s secure attachment and long-term mental health. Parental mental health concerns place children at a significantly greater risk of lower social, psychological and physical health than children in families not affected by mental illness. (Mayberry et al, 2005).

He explains that, “if the present moment threatens to remain permanently barren then sorrow can easily turn into despair” (Sittser, 2004, p.72). His friends, Andy and Mary had a baby that suffered severe trauma at birth and would be disabled for the rest of her life. Later, they also discovered that she had cerebral palsy (Sittser, 2004, pp.72-73). Sittser determines that mental disorder in a loved one is a life long journey of recovery just like any other tragic loss. Sittser (2004) illustrates this idea when he states, “Andy and Mary will never recover from their loss. Nor can they” (p.73). This means that family members must accept what has happened and decide how they will chose to live with their loss. According to Sittser, loss has the power to change us or destroy us. By dealing with that loss in a healthy way by turning to God and a support group, it is possible to learn and grow from such a terrible thing as mental disorders. For instance, Sittser (2004) shares how “deep sorrow often has the effect of stripping life of pretense, vanity and waste” (p.74). Family members can gain a greater appreciation for what is important in life and see the goodness in the simple things of life such as spending time with one another. Another key to dealing with mental illness in families is allowing a family to change and grow as it deals with the loss of personal identity and the need to create new roles within the family (Sittser, 2004,

Mental illness involves mental health disorders that affect people's mood, thinking, as well as behavior. Mental illness varies from depression, anxiety disorders, addictions, and schizophrenia. Everyone has a mental concern at one point in his life, but it becomes a concern when there are continuous signs or symptoms that cause stress affecting the functioning ability of a person. Mental illness makes people miserable and inhibits their ability to operate effectively either at work or in school. Medical practitioners describe mental illness in different ways, including conditions characterized by the impairment of a person's normal cognitive nature, psychological, emotional or behavioral functioning. A

Objectives/Progress: Pt. has discontinued her use of opiates according to the last quarter UDS results, Pt. is now eligible to receive phase 1 take home privileges if she maintain her abstinence. Pt. demonstrated a improvement on her commitments to maintain regular dosing attendance. Also P During this upcoming quater, this writer will meet with pt. to establish rapport and trust. This writer will reinforce the importance of remaining in recovery and to resolve her current legal issues by the next month. Pt. identified her children as a motivational factor to change and to . The counselor told Pt. that he needs to be free from drugs (cocaine) in order for his prescribed medications to work and be more effective. Counselor will help patient understand the importance of restitution to self worth and then help in developing a plan to provide restitution.

A review of the records reveals the member to be an adult female with a birth date of 12/31/1952. The member has a diagnosis of increased weakness and decreased conditioning and a history of multiple falls over the past couple of months. The member’s treating provider, Marianne Nikas, MD has recommended that the member be admitted to a skilled inpatient facility from home.

Mrs. Burke is a 62-year-old female here today to follow up from her visit with Katy Lilly, MD where she was discussing lower extremity swelling.

I: CM used open ended questions to inquire about the client’s missed appointments with LAMP VASH. CM questioned client regarding updates with his social security payment. CM discussed a plan with the client that will help the client prioritized all of his housing appointments. CM explained to the client the importance of keeping all of his housing options available by attending all of his appointments and meeting all of the requirements.

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Q. What are changes you would like to see in healthcare? In particular your facility.

Some have suggested that institutionalization was largely the result of a push by psychiatrists to further their practice and expand the scope of psychiatry. This is unlikely the case as "[p]hysicians were not a powerful, well-organized group, and their medical societies were not strong lobbying groups....The driving force in the establishment of asylums was not the emergence of psychiatry as a profession, but rather the reformers who crusaded for separate, more humane facilities for the mentally ill" (Luchins, 1993). Despite these good intentions, problems arose in mental hospitals and asylums throughout the country.

According to a BBC news article in May, 2014 two girls, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, both twelve at the time conspired to kill there 12 year old classmate at a birthday sleepover. They invited each other over and was planning on committing the act that night but waited until the following morning at a nearby park. Where the girl was stabbed 19 times by both of her friends. The girl luckily survived and was found crawling on the ground by a bicyclist. Both girls are being tried as adults for the attempted murder and planning involved in the attack. Their motive was to please a fictional horror story character known as slender man. He appears in a fictional online game where you are being chased and have to find the landmark notes. The girls

The rationale behind such care plans have been described in recent studies that show a great similarity among marital pairs for known predictors of well-being (Schulz & Martire, 2004). This indicates that the influence of the patient may spill over to the care providers, and vice versa. Either initiates a downward spiral that impairs the quality of life, or uplifts the individuals, depending on the stimulus received (Schulz & Martire, 2004). This finding proposes clinical interventions that concurrently treat both the care recipient and the carers are likely to achieve the largest effects (Schulz & Martire, 2004). With this understanding, it is reasonable to suggest that if Margaret is happy and has a sense of belonging in her new environment that her family will also be at ease. Important aspects of contentment are stability, harmony, protection, joy, privacy, fellowship, power, recognition, ownership, order, control, nourishment, self motivation, recognition, and freedom (Norberg, 2001). To obtain this quality of life Margaret needs to have concentrated support in three areas. Firstly, Margaret needs physical consolation, studies have showed that rocking, music, and touch had a calming effect on people with severe dementia (Norberg, 2001). Secondly, psychological consolation is also needed as communion is established when the sufferer is allowed to express his or her feelings such as sorrow, anger, hatred, mediated by a listener who does

A very large problem is individuals that battle mental illness and have no support. When they leave the hospital or an outpatient program they return to a lonely home. This is where we need programs that just don’t meet once a month or weekly. They need more than just their pet; they need us. If you have someone battling mental illness and they are alone, please reach out to them. I know it's tough dealing with mental illness and understanding mental illness, but they really need us.

The article had an interesting perspective on the family or caregivers of individuals suffering from schizophrenia and other mental disorders.

Every member of the family is effected when a member of the group suffers from a mental illness (Kaakinen, J., 2010). Their support for their ill family member is often not valued or accredited by mental health professionals (Kaakinen, J., 2010). Mentally ill patients are being sent home too quick after being admitted into the hospital and the family bears a larger burden for their care (Rogers, E. B., Stanford, M., & Garland, D. R., 2013). Reports show that family caregivers suffer from a substantial amount of stress and undergo relatively high levels of burden (Saunders, J., 2003). The excessive stress felt by caregivers can be caused by financial difficulties. The family not only has regular financial management to deal with but now, they are responsible for the costs of care for the ill member (Rogers, E. B., 2013). Also, family member health care costs can increase due to higher stress levels making them susceptible to illnesses