Case Study on Jacob Edward Assignment
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Added on 2020-01-28
Case Study on Jacob Edward Assignment
Added on 2020-01-28
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Care analysis of a service userexperiencing acute and challengingmental health problems
Table of ContentsIntroduction..........................................................................................................................................4Scenario.......................................................................................................................................4Service users presenting problems, from the biopsychosocial perspective................................4Risk assessment and management..............................................................................................5Recovery principles and engagement processes.........................................................................7Legal and Ethical dimensions for dementia patient....................................................................8Legal Dimensions: Different Acts, policies and schedules for mental patients have been implemented by the government of UK. All the Acts and policies are discussed below............8Roles and responsibilities of mental health nurse.......................................................................9Conclusion..........................................................................................................................................10References..........................................................................................................................................12
Index of TablesTable 1: Risk Assessment for Dementia Patients.................................................................................5
INTRODUCTIONCare analysis is an integral part of mental health care in health and social setting in UK. Itincludes analysis and diagnosis of individuals mental conditions. The analysis provides basis for thetreatment and care plan to combat mental illness of affected service users. The present reportexplores the biological, psychological, social and cultural determinants that greatly impact thehealth of the mental patient given in the scenario (Cuthbert and Insel, 2013). In addition to this thereport also presents the risk assessment and management of the patient suffering from Dementia.Besides this the report also talks about recovery principles and engagement processes in the careanalysis. Apart from this, the report also features the legal and ethical framework which playimportant role in the care analysis of the metal patients. In addition to this, the roles andresponsibilities of mental health nurse is discussed in length. ScenarioJacob Edward, is a blogger and founder of Senior Planning which aims to provide free longterm care services for elderly patients. In one of his blog he narrates the story of establishing hiscompany after getting inspired from his personal experience about his grandfather who was in his70s's and used to live alone at his residence. Jacob narrates that with progressive age his grandfatherstarted hallucinating for having raccoon in the attic of his house and in this attempt to find thecreature he fell down (The Genius of Caring, 2016). He was then taken to emergency room wherethe health practitioner suggested the old man was suffering from Dementia. None of the familymembers were unable to grasp the early warning signs of the mental disorder. Dementia is a mentalailment which include agitation, anxiety, hallucinations and restlessness. He was then admitted tomemory care facility to treat his condition. Service users presenting problems, from the biopsychosocial perspectiveThere are various factors that affect the mental health of the old man with Dementia in thegiven scenario. These include biological, psychological, social and cultural determinants thatsignificantly give rise to cognitive and non cognitive symptoms of Dementia in individuals. Thesefactors are briefly discussed in the following points: Biological FactorsDementia is a mental disorder that is characterized by the loss of cognitive ability inmultiple domains in individuals. These domains include memory, learning, reading, writing, abilityto interpret immediate environment and information. Scientific research indicates that symptoms ofmemory impairment is directly linked to neurological abnormalities. There are various neurologicalsystems which explains the abnormalities that are responsible of causing dementia in the elderlyperson in the given scenario. These include Cholinergic, Dopaminergic, Serotonergic andnoradrenergic systems. The cholinergic system is the widely studied neurotransmitter system which
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