Assignment on Mental Health Nursing
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Running head: NURSING1Mental Health Nursing Name of student:Name of university:Author note:
2NURSINGMental health nursing revolves around prinicples and strategies of recovery thatenbales the patient to overcome the challenges brought about by the mental illness he issuffering from. Mental health problems include depression and schizophrenia, and theapproaches to different conditions would be different. Mental health recovery is the processof improving the wellness and condition of the patient suffering from a certain mental healthcondition. Recovery is a complex process and had two dimensions into it; clinical recoveryand personal recovery. A caregiver responsible for enabling a person to recover must have acomprehensive approach (Varcarolis, 2016). The present essay uses the National RecoveryFramework and Principles to explore the lived experience of mental health problems ofJeremy Oxley, a patient suffering from schizophrenia, as depicted in the documentary video‘SunnyBoys’. It would highlight the process of recovery for the patient from his symmptoms.Examples are taken from the video to support the recovery process as compared to theguidelines mentioned in the framework and principles. The video under discussion explores the lived experience of Jeremy Oxley, an ex-band member of the Australian pop-band The Sunnyboys that gave him immense success andfame. The video describes how Jeremy recovered from this condition and got back to anormal life after much efforts and guidance. It was at the peak of his career that he developedsigns of schizophrenia, that took a toll on his advancing carer. The driving factor for his illmental status was relentless schedules and pressure to be on the top. From a time when hewas looked up to as a lively person, there was suddenly negative opinion about him. Thearticles that came out to the public had criticised him to a great extent. In addition, theaudience had a preference for his brother Peter more than him. Physical burnout together withthe emotional stress that he suffered due to his profession triggered the changes in his mentalstatus. Jeremy developed the tendency to have disturbing thoughts, and he took refuge todrugs and alcohol. Since he was not in support of receiving medical treatment, the band fell
3NURSINGapart. Jeremy had been denying the fact that he was suffering from schizophrenia that had anegative impact on his social relationships (edutv.informit.com.au., 2013). From a medical point of view, he suffered auditory hallucination. Jeremy reports thathe could hear his mother or his brother taking to him though their absence as realised soon.Such complexity of mind’s functioning is common in schizophrenia. The severity of thishallucination increases with time. The mental activities that a person is engaging ininfluences the outcomes of the hallucination (Rominger et al., 2016).Schizophrenia is a complex mental health disorder in which recovery is a time-consuming process, with the involvement of a care-giver who considers individualisticapproach towards the condition (Frith, 2014). Care givers must have the aim of providing thepatient with a strong sense of confidence so that he developes a hopeful and positive outlooktowards life. The attitude and feelings that a person has towards life and the circumsctancesin which he lives are to be changed drastically. Engaging the person in different activitiesbrings positivity in life. For Jeremy, this hope and positivity was instilled by Mary Grifitthsand her two sons Kieran and Lachlan. Though the initial conversation between Jeremy andMary had Jeremy showing indifferences towards her, they soon engaged in a socialrelationship. Jeremy was considered as a part of their family as he started living with them attheir home. They accepted Jeremy wholeheartedly and initiated the recovery process withoutany apprehension. The National Framework For Recovery-oriented Mental Health Services isdocumented for guiding care givers on how the recovery of a mental health patient can beachieved. The framework supports the personal recovery as well as clinical recovery of thepatient from any mental health condition, such as depression and schizophrenia. The chiefelements of recovery process include fostering autonomy and self-determination, utilising
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