Week 14
Chapter 27 Psychiatric Care and Mental Health in the Community
The Unique Role and Perspective of Psychiatric–Mental Health
Engages in therapeutic use of self
Presence
Self-reflection
Nursing in Caring for the Public’s Health
Demographic changes
Patterns of disease
Methods of control and prevention of health problems
Wellness focus
Definition of Mental Health
Mental health involves connection of body, mind, and spirit, in mental and physical wholesomeness.
History of Mental Health in the Community
Early humanitarian reform in mental health
Community mental health reform in the 1960s
History and Spirit of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing in the Community
State of the science of psychiatric–mental health nursing
Levels of psychiatric–mental health nursing practice
Basic-level function
Advanced-level function
Individuals and Population Groups Needing Psychiatric–Mental Health Services
Loss, death, separation
Crisis
Anxiety
Depression
Illness—acute and chronic
Stress and coping
Teens
Individuals and Population Groups Needing Psychiatric–Mental Health Services (cont.)
Victims of violence
American families
Elderly population
Models for Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing Practice
Public health model
Primary care model
Primary mental health care model
Using reflection in nursing education and practice
Using a phenomenological perspective:
Understanding the public’s mental health lived experience, one person at a time