PROJECT IN HEALTH IV

(FIRST QUARTER)

Submitted to: Mrs. Anna Liza Labanza

A mentally ill person is described as…

•one who experiences low level of self-esteem and finds

social interaction to be uncomfortable and disturbing.

•a psychological or behavioral pattern associated with

distress or disability that occurs in an individual and is
not a part of normal development or culture.
•often appear as confusing, or even shocking, changes
in behavior.
•often cause a high degree of disability.

•often suffer terrifying symptoms such as

hearing internal voices not heard by others, or
believing that other people are reading their
minds, controlling their thoughts, or plotting
to harm them.

•are medical conditions that disrupt a

person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to
relate to others and daily functioning.
•are medical conditions that disrupt a
person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to
relate to others and daily functioning.
•mental illnesses are medical conditions that often
result in a diminished capacity for coping with the
ordinary demands of life.

•include major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar

disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD),
panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) and borderline personality disorder.
•Mental illnesses are serious medical illnesses. They cannot be overcome through
"will power" and are not related to a person's "character" or intelligence. Mental
illness falls along a continuum of severity. Even though mental illness is widespread
in the population, the main burden of illness is concentrated in a much smaller
proportion-about 6 percent, or 1 in 17 Americans-who live with a serious mental
illness. The National Institute of Mental Health reports that One in four adults-
approximately 57.7 million Americans-experience a mental health disorder in a given
year .

•The U.S. Surgeon General reports that 10 percent of children and adolescents in the
United States suffer from serious emotional and mental disorders that cause significant
functional impairment in their day-to-day lives at home, in school and with peers.

•The World Health Organization has reported that four of the 10 leading causes of
disability in the US and other developed countries are mental disorders. By 2020,
Major Depressive illness will be the leading cause of disability in the world for
women and children.
•Mental illness usually strike individuals in the prime of their lives, often during
adolescence and young adulthood. All ages are susceptible, but the young and the old are
especially vulnerable.

•Without treatment the consequences of mental illness for the individual and society are
staggering: unnecessary disability, unemployment, substance abuse, homelessness,
inappropriate incarceration, suicide and wasted lives; The economic cost of untreated
mental illness is more than 100 billion dollars each year in the United States.

•The best treatments for serious mental illnesses today are highly effective; between 70 and
90 percent of individuals have significant reduction of symptoms and improved quality of
life with a combination of pharmacological and psychosocial treatments and supports.

•With appropriate effective medication and a wide range of services tailored to their needs,
most people who live with serious mental illnesses can significantly reduce the impact of
their illness and find a satisfying measure of achievement and independence. A key concept
is to develop expertise in developing strategies to manage the illness process.

•Early identification and treatment is of vital importance; By ensuring access to the

treatment and recovery supports that are proven effective, recovery is accelerated and the
further harm related to the course of illness is minimized.
She/ He is not confident about oneself. He/ She carried and keep
his/ her life disappointments to himself/ herself.
He/ She doesn’t feel comfortable with any type of people
both sex and is not able to give and receive affection from
them easily. He/ She feels almost left-out and always
humiliated by others.
He / She almost thinks everything that will happen is a
negative outcome. He/ She doesn’t believe that she can
do it or think of it in a successive way that easily. She/
He crams about certain deadlines, afraid of the future
and responds to his/ her problems negatively.
What is over thinking?
Hundreds of potential definitions exist.
Here are four examples:
1. Adding unnecessary complexity
2. Over-analysis and trapped in thought
3. Worry and mulling over problems instead of
seeking solutions
4. Seeing personal and World problems as
permanent or unsolvable

Probing questions:
Am I worrying about something I have no control over?
If you or someone else can change it – change it – if you can’t, why worry about it?
What exactly is required to eradicate the problem?
Who can I ask to help solve it?
Where can I find a solution?
Why is this a problem – can I change my thinking?
When is a solution likely – can I chunk down and solve in parts?
How can I help solve it?
People experiencing these symptoms should seek medical help. A mental illness is like a physical
illness. If the person received
treatment for the illness at consent or before it gets worse, they may be able to recover more quickly.
If you think something is wrong the sooner you get help or talk to someone the better.

One of the following or a combination can assist the person:

Medication can help with some forms of mental illness. It helps to control symptoms.
Support and counselling is talking to someone to deal with problems, to help to cope
with the illness and the symptoms.
Support Groups: meeting and being with other people with a mental illness. Families
getting together who have a member with
a mental illness. These groups give people the chance to share experiences, learn about
mental illness and support each other.
Rehabilitation: learning new ways of coping with daily living. It assists people to make
the most of their strengths and abilities.
The aim of this help is to restore respect, dignity and confidence to the mentally ill
person.
General Practitioner: Your doctor can offer assistance by referring you to an appropriate
service, or in medically treating the mentally ill person.

Community Mental Health Clinics: Staff include psychiatrists, psychologists,

psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists, social
workers. They offer different forms of help to the person with mental illness and/or their
families. In some Centres workers are
able to visit people at home. In most clinics a crisis service is available.

Psychiatric Hospitals: If someone is very sick they may need to be in hospital. People
may be taken to hospital involuntarily if
there is a risk that they can hurt themselves or others. Once a person is admitted to
hospital, their mental health is reviewed
regularly. The aim of a hospital admission is to restore a person's mental health as soon
as possible so that they can return home.

Non-Government Services: Are run by local communities. Their main aim is to help
someone with a mental illness to live as
independently as possible. For example they can help someone make new friends or
sometimes provide accommodation. They do not provide medical treatment or
medication.