Mental Health Nursing Article 2022

Mental health nursing
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Introduction
The mental health has been a topical issue in the health industry. The article focuses
on how nursing intervention would help to address patients with mental issues due to social,
biological and physiological issues. The bio-psychosocial model of assessment helped to
address the issue and manage the patients with pain management. Nursing interventions are
the key to speeding the treatment of people suffering from psychological issues (Bibbins-
Domingo et al, 2016). Mental health can impact the healing process and results in delay of
recovery from other physiological conditions.
Bio psychosocial model of assessment
The bio psychosocial model of assessment deals with management of chronic pain.
This model is based on two models “Engel’s conceptual model of pain” (1977) and “Loeser’s
conceptual model of pain” (1982). Both of these models have contributed to this model for
pain management practices (Borglin, Hentzel & Bohman, 2015). The bio psychosocial
model aims to understand the problem that the patient is suffering from social, biological and
mental impacts. A patient may be suffering from physical or physiological pain but the
relationship between the physiological pain and psychological effects is complex. It has been
found that upon consideration of general social factors a persons illness can be resolved.
According to case study 1Dorothy had a difficult delivery and a past miscarriage, but was
suffering from lack of interest in her new baby. Therefore the bio psychosocial and factors
related can help to evaluate the situation better. The psychological factors often play a role in
such situations and this model would help us to ascertain the real factors behind Dorothy’s
lack of interest for her newborn baby. The previous miscarriage and her long wait to have a
baby has worsened her mental stability that has resulted for lack of affection for her new born
baby. The case study reveals that Dorothy has no social relationship with her parents as they

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are estranged and her husband is also not supportive due to alcoholic behaviour. All these
situations has affected Dorothy’s social and psychological life. The psychosocial factors have
triggered the adverse effects in Dorothy’s health. Family issues and circumstances with past
trauma has made it difficult for Dorothy to cope up with the current situation. Dorothy is
suffering from lack of support from her social life and lack of mental support has resulted in
such behavioural changes.
Biological factors
Biological factors or physical factors have shown correlations in affecting
psychosocial factors of a patient. Dorothy had a painful miscarriage that must have been
difficult for Dorothy to encounter and had long lasting effects on her mind and in current
situation. Around three hours of protracted labour must have made Dorothy weak and
subsequently made it for her difficult to adjust to the situation (Cherry & Jacob, 2016). The
biological factors have a connection with mental health which often results in withdrawal
symptoms. There was no one to support Dorothy about pain management issues from family
members and that made her condition worsen.
Psychological factors
The model has put great emphasis on psychological factors to establish the fact that
mental health and its well being is important for over all healthy well being. Psychological
and biological factors together play a role in daily lives of person. Dorothy experienced many
psychological factors that affected her mood and mental health. It is important to
acknowledge pain to get therapeutic results in medication (Gaudine & Beaton, 2016). The
past trauma where she failed to deliver a baby due to miscarriage had put a psychological
stress in her mind that affected her coping skills. The social environment triggered the current
psychological condition of her. Dorothy has been facing anxiety and frequent episodes of
shaking which are a serious sign which indicates that her mental health has resulted in the