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Running head: DEMENTIA CASE STUDYDEMENTIA CASE STUDYName of the student:Name of the university:Author note:

1DEMENTIA CASE STUDYPart A:Background:Mental health disorder can be considered as the diseases that can result from mild to thatof severe disturbances not only in thought but also in disorders. Such disorders result in changesin behaviours which in turn causes inability of the individuals to cope with the ordinary demandsand the routine of lives. There are more than 200 different forms of disorders that can bedesignated as mental health issues (Hom et al., 2015). Some of the most common disorders arethe depression, bipolar disorders, and schizophrenia as well as anxiety disorders. Some of thesymptoms that may be associated with these forms of disorders are changes in mood, personalitysocial withdrawal as well as personal habits. Mental health disorders may be caused by differentfactors. These may include reaction to environmental stresses, genetic factors, biochemicalimbalances or may be a combination of all types of factors altogether.Key issues:In the nation of Australia, mental health illness can be described as the third leadingcause of the disability burden that accounts for about 27% of the total years which is lost due todisability (Siu et al., 2016). There is also social withdrawal, dramatic changes in eating as well assleeping habits, string feelings of anger, strange thoughts, suicidal thoughts and many others.Numerous unexplained physical ailments, substance, strange habits and many others are alsoseen. Therefore, all these issues result in poor quality life of the patients where they feel isolatedand they try to withdraw themselves from the society. Therefore, it becomes very important forthe healthcare professionals to help such patients to develop better quality life. There are manypeople in the society who stigmatise mental disorder patients and hence it is the duty of the

2DEMENTIA CASE STUDYprimary healthcare centres to care for the patients in ways by which they can lead quality livesovercoming burden of mental health issues.Recommendations:There are different types of ways by which mental health disorders can be tackledsuccessfully by the healthcare professionals. One of the approaches they need to follow is therecovery mediated healthcare approach where they need to develop an environment that supportsthe recovery of the patient. There are different types of pharmacological approach, which helpsin providing many pills and medicines that treat mental disorders. Moreover, many types ofpsychotherapies have the capabilities of helping mental health patients like cognitive behaviouraltherapies, interpersonal therapies and many others (Clement et al., 2015). Moreover, manynursing interventions can also be taken in a person centred manner by which the patients feelincluded in the treatment and feel that they are provided importance to their autonomy, dignity,symptoms and many others.Conclusion:There are many types of mental health disorders, which have the capability to affect thelives of person in various ways both physically, emotionally, mentally as well as socially.Therefore, it becomes important for the healthcare professionals to indentify the symptoms,diagnose the mental issues, and accordingly provide recovery oriented person centeredhealthcare services so that patients can develop high quality lives.

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