Assignment Mental Health Nursing
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Running head: MENTAL HEALTH NURSING Mental health nursingName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor note
1MENTAL HEALTH NURSINGIn mental health nursing, recovery does not refer to the complete recovery from themental health issue in a way one recover from physical problem. In some cases, it is defined asstaying in control despite of experiencing mental health issue. This led to the development ofrecovery principles where it focused on building resilience and support recovery of mentally illpeople and not just treatment or management of symptoms. There is no single way to definerecovery of mental ill patients, however, to guide them so that they lead a meaningful life. Thelived experience of 50 year-old Jeremy Oxley is a prime example of recovery where he survivedthirty years living with schizophrenia. He was a guitarist in the band named “Sunnyboys” andwas front man in the highly successful pop-rock band. The strength and courage he mustered andhis return to the stage is itself a heroic performance. Therefore, the following discussion involvesthe exploration of mental health problems experienced by Jeremy and incorporation of NationalRecovery Framework and principles. The video shows the live of Jeremy Oxley who was a famous guitarist in the popularAustralian band, “Sunnyboys”. The documentary video shows the remarkable journey where hehad survived 20 years living with schizophrenia. In the early 1980s, Oxley at the age of 18 yearstouted as the most talented songwriter or singer in Australia and was the front man in the highlysuccessful band. He performed along with his older brother, Peter who was the bass guitarist.They achieved rapid success during those years and like a typical musical industry, he becametrapped in the relentless touring and hectic recording sessions. This created extreme stress due toexcessive work and he was unable to bear the mental and physical burnout. His health wascrushing down and on April 2012, Jeremy walked out of the Enmore Theatre without any reason.Little he knew or his brother what was lurking, gradually stress triggered a downward spiral andtrapped Jeremy into lonely horror of schizophrenia (The Sunnyboy, 2013).
2MENTAL HEALTH NURSINGJeremy is a very funny and gentle person. He was a perfectionist as described by hischildhood friend, Bill Bilson who was a drummer in the band and prior to guitar playing, he wasin surfing. Suddenly, when he started having disturbed and paranoid thoughts and highly stresseddue to his hectic schedule. He was getting arrogant during the shows and became a drunkard. Hesought the refuge of alcohol and drugs. The newspapers started describing him as down and outand he could not continue with his band performance. That was the moment when schizophreniawas taking a heavy toll on his life and health. Hi brother, Peter was at loss to understand the bizarre behaviour of his brother thatultimately led to the demise of the famous band, The Sunnyboys. In this condition, Jeremy wasunable to understand that he was suffering from mental illness and denied medical treatment andfinally, the brothers were apart. He became a complex personality hidden in layers and wasunable to figure out what was happening around him. He started experiencing auditoryhallucinations and heard voices who were talking about him. He could hear his mother andbrother’s voice even when they are not around. He started hearing voices saying that everyonestated liking Peter more than Jeremy. He felt as if his music is stolen from him. These are theclassic symptoms of schizophrenia in which individuals hear more than one voice that arefamiliar discussing about his or her behaviour. This is of great diagnostic significance andclassified as first-rank symptom for schizophrenia. Jeremy did not believe that he had schizophrenia. He was unable to figure what waswrong with him and so he denied medical treatment. This is the reason he showed non-compliance to treatment and medications. He was suffering from diabetes and unusual heartrhythms; despite of that he did not maintain a healthy regime. According to Chandra et al.,(2014) the persons experiencing psychotic episodes are not willing to understand their mental
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