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Assignment: Mental Health

   

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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................11.1 Critically discuss the mental health status of the client in the case study........................11.2 Critically discuss two (2) factors which have contributed to the development of theclient’s current mental health status.......................................................................................21.3 Respect, empowerment and hope are three (3) positive aspects of mental health recovery.................................................................................................................................................3CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5
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INTRODUCTIONChung is a 35 years old male. He is a doctor living in Australia since five years as he leftChina to undertake additional study for promotion. His parents, older brother and younger sisterwere still living in China. Chung visited his family in China once after a year of moving toAustralia. He was working in Accident and Emergency in a City hospital. Chung was facingseveral health issues like DSM-5 'mental retardation', high level of consciousness, cardiac issues,insomnia and he was also experiencing fleeting thoughts of suicide. This report will cover hismental health issue, factors which have contributed to his current mental health status and howprinciples of mental health and recovery can improve his condition. 1.1 Critically discuss the mental health status of the client in the case studyAccording to the research, he was under investigation for two years ago by the hospitalhuman resource department due to a drug error (Geerligs, Rubinov and Henson, 2015). Based onthe study and his Mental State Examination, it has been noticed that Chung was suffering fromthe high level of consciousness. It is the mental state of wakefulness of the person and dependboth on brain-stem and cortical components. His mental health was not well. He was underinvestigation for two years ago by the hospital Human Resource Department due to a drug errorwhich was subjected to several work-place and medical board investigations and placed onpractice supervision for 12 months. Chung’s parents and family could not attend his andHarriett's wedding due to the high costs of travel and his mother has severe arthritis in her hips,making travel very difficult. He felt the ceremony lacked reference to his Chinese culture. Onreflection, he feels that he wasn’t as involved in the wedding planning as he could have been,due to his long working hours (Grossman, and Irwin, 2016). Mental state examination (MSE), refers to a person's physical exam that tell his/herbehaviour and mental state. It consists of both objective and subjective observation given by thepatient. Based on the observation during the visit Chung was suffering from some mental issuesas he was very depressed and his behaviour was also not well. Further his wife Harriett has aninfection in the operation site since the birth of his baby girl, resulting in lots of pain, frequentdressing and difficulties in moving around. Moreover, he often works throughout the nightwithout sleep for 20 to 24 hours. During the visit, Chung looked low in mood and tearful, he wasslumped in his chair, and his speech was slowed and purposeful. He might also be suffering from1
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