Behavioral Health and Mental Health

Running head: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH
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1BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH
Response to the first question
Mental health disorder and the behavioural health disorder are expressed
interchangeably. Mental health disorders are the neurological and biological issues that a
person is born with. In order to prevent these issues which create problems every day, most
people often requires treatment. Autism is an example of mental disorder. Behavioural health
disorders are explained as a state of mental or emotional being and the actions that affect the
wellness of a patient. Behavioural health problems includes serious psychological distress,
mental and substance use disorders. Sometimes, a mental disorder which is not behavioural in
nature is something with the symptoms that are considered as involuntary. Example of these
type of disorder is schizophrenia.
The autism spectrum disorder or ASD is difficult to understand. The behavioural
health providers should assess the symptoms of autism which includes communication
challenges and the social interaction difficulties between the patients and their environment.
The symptoms of schizophrenia that the behavioural health provider would assess are the
hallucinations, delusions or trouble concentrating (Muskat et al., 2015).
Response to the second question
Integrated behavioural health care is a developing field within the practice of co-
ordinated health care. In simpler words, integrated behavioural health care is any situation
where behavioural health and medical care providers work together.
The skills which the behavioural health provider develop in a primary care setting is
to promote the health promotion activities, educating the patients and the treatment of acute
and chronic illness in a variability of health care settings. The skill sets which the behavioural
health providers will develop in clinical setting is mainly effective communication, patient