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Community Engagement Assessment 2 Mental Health Nursing 1

IntroductionThis report will discuss the current state of Mental Health nursing and how it impacts patientspsychologically, socially and culturally. Additionally, I will present my perspective on the subject and attempt to make relevant suggestions. Mental disorder care has a long tradition ofunusual and cruel procedures being used on mentally ill patients, resulting in a slew of professional, societal, and ethical concerns. At first glance, the case presented in the given paper appeared quite familiar to me, as my thinking process was driven by my previous expectations and experience. As long as I understood the function of mental health nursing, I identified some critical problems that need attention. One of the problems I've found is the 'stigma' associated with mental illness, which in this case has branded the patients as unfortunate,viewed them as offenders (despite the fact that three men face no charges), seized their liberty, and socially isolated them. Additionally, going to subject these mentally ill patients to 'involuntary therapy' is another instance of paternalism care being forced on them without their formal permission, resulting in the lack of patient-centered care and individual control.Reflection PartIn particular, mental health refers to the state of balance between an individual and their sociocultural setting, which enables the individual to engage in employment, relationships, and academic activity necessary to promote well-being and a high quality of life. I believe that the word "mental health" is similar to the expression "health and wellness," but mental health encompasses more than the purely organic existence of modern measurements. Mentalwellbeing has been characterised in a variety of forms by scholars from a variety of cultures. Contextual well-being, autonomy, and cognitive capacity are also concepts associated with mental health (Hasson and Butler 2020). The World Health Organization's accuracy, on the other hand, says that there is no "legal" concept of mental health and that any definition can often be affected by cultural distinctions, perceptions, disagreements between clinical hypotheses, and how individuals equate their environment with fact. More than that, a mutualinterest shared by concurring philosophers is that "mental state" and "mental disease" are not mutually exclusive things; that is, the lack of a known mental condition does not always imply the existence of mental health, and vice versa, suffering from a recognised mental illness is not always and inherently a bar to enjoying relatively healthy mental health (Keyes 2012).I am a firm believer that mental illness is mostly caused by psychological influences such as daily difficulties, a family member's demise, some traumatic experience or concern from puberty, and certain lifestyle factors such as separation or divorce from a spouse, depression, social alienation, or unemployment. Additionally, I agree that people who suffer from mental disorders can experience emotional as well as physical weakness, may be tense much of the time, or may be unable to discuss their concerns with others. Additionally, in my opinion, the signs of depression or an unwell mental condition are very visible, particularly in the case of one's own relatives, peers, or co-workers. However, it is important to recognise that psychiatric disorders cannot be stigmatised (Barker 2020). We must not differentiate against people who are mentally ill, nor should we make them feel worthless. My values, interactions, and understanding have always compelled me to treat mentally ill individuals positively in order to provide them with any assistance that might be available. Since, in my 2

view, psychiatric illnesses caused by certain socioeconomic causes or risk factors could potentially be avoided by assisting individuals on a personal level. The deteriorated mental state could contribute to self or harm to anyone else. My normal preventive strategies include engaging with sufferers, helping them feel at ease, sharing their concerns, spending meaningful time with them, empathising with them, engaging them in other tasks, assisting them in emerging from distressing situations, and, if any, encouraging them to seek adequate medical attention.Social stigma of people with mental health problems has a long tradition in the globe. I am from Bulgaria, where stigma, a lack of self-awareness, social conditioning, fear of failure or denial, and humiliation all contribute to underreporting of mental health problems. I've seen that people in rural and urban Bulgaria, regardless of their class, continue to feel that mental health conditions are influenced by bad spirits, past crimes, God's curse, the evil eye, or bad karma (Barker 2020). As a result, people choose to seek treatment for psychiatric disorders from traditional healers or tantrics rather than from psychiatrists. This demonstrates a deficiency in education about the treatment of depression. Additionally, I've found that the transgender population faces heightened social isolation, discernment, family abandonment, and physical abuse, both of which contribute to depression and anxiety, as well as a risk of suicide. My experience of my community and culture is that people are apprehensive about disclosing their mental health condition (Hasson and Butler 2020). Additionally, they are fearful of prejudice and bias, racism, unjust rejection of education, lack of anonymity and sovereignty, and social isolation. Additionally, I am a firm believer that mass media, as well as social networks, have a significant impact on people's specific perceptions and actions, as Ihave personally witnessed. I was deeply inspired when a well-known Bollywood actress, Deepika Padukone, publicly shared her battle with depression on India's largest news channel. This has influenced people's perceptions of mental health conditions, resulting in a significant shift in their attitudes and efforts to pursue adequate medical care.The topic of mental health encompasses not only facets of post-acute treatment for perceived occurrence of mental illness, but also the field of intervention through the fostering of a sociocultural setting characterised by self-esteem, interpersonal interactions, and other factorsthat must be ingrained in children and adolescents' primary education. This consideration is not limited to experts but is also a component of the obligations of a nation's leadership, family education, a safe living atmosphere in the community, the burden borne by the media, and a deliberate approach to mental wellbeing in classrooms, workplaces, and general research. According to psychodynamic theory, mental health disorders and pathological characteristics are integral parts of any person (Hasson and Butler 2020). Each subject's personal constitution consists of abilities or other safe and pathological characteristics, as well as the ratio of the same factor among individuals. Thus,the capacity to withstand anger is a necessary first step toward cultivating a thinking process and a knowledge of the world and of oneself. Mental wellbeing can be based on the role of mind. This is facilitated by a confining atmosphere (maternal role or caregiver) that enables tolerating agitation and initiating the growth of the emotional apparatus, the foundation of mental health. Sometimes, infants or teenagers have mental health issues, and it is advised to see a doctor or communicate openly with him. Over time and experience, my insight, mentality, and way of thinking about mental wellbeing and depression have evolved. As in this situation, there is a stigma associated with criminalising mentally ill people, discriminating against them when it 3

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