Early Intervention in Mental Health Care

Early Intervention in a
Mental Health Care

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
5 Benefits of Early Intervention in Mental Health......................................................................3
Nursing intervention that could be implemented when working with someone with an
emerging mental health condition...............................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Mental health refers to a state in which individuals are able to realise own capabilities
and is able to cope with stress associated with normal life and can make productive and fruitful
contribution to community. Mental health care refers to services that are provided for treatment
of mental illness and improvement of mental health in people who are facing disorders or
problems. Early intervention in mental health is concerned with providing special intervention
and support to those who are experiencing and demonstrating early symptoms of mental illness
or mental health related issues (Early intervention in mental illness, (2020). Early interventions
are undertaken to prevent or reduce progress of mental illness and along with this, early
intervention for mental health are also important for improving mental and physical health and
community participation of individuals. Early interventions are particularly important for young
people and children because they are likely to have profound and long-term consequences of
mental illness. Early intervention for them includes identifying children and young people with a
risk of developing mental illness. This essay will discuss about benefits of early interventions
and a nursing intervention for managing anxiety disorder in young people.
MAIN BODY
5 Benefits of Early Intervention in Mental Health
Anxiety disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, major depressive disorder,
conduct disorder are among more prevent mental health issues in young people aged 12-17 years
(Woods and et.al., (2021). In Australia young people are being provided with tools so that they
can look after their mental health and seek further support when needed.
Less treatment resistance and lower risk of relapse
This is one of the very important positive impact of early intervention in mental health.
Early intervention for mental health in young people ensures that resistance to treatment is less.
This is required for ensuring that young people are able to cope with their treatment requirement
and does not hesitate from taking treatment for mental health (Guralnick, (2017). During early
intervention, symptoms are also mild and because of this young people are able to look after

their well-being and make right decision and do not resist treatment. Risk of relapse also reduces
because of early treatment when condition of young people is controllable and their treatment is
also easy.
Reduced risk for suicide
Suicide is leading cause of death in young people in Australia and around 350 young
people each year take their own life (Read, Roush and Downing, (2018). For these young people
who commit suicide and attempt suicide depression and other mental health issues are very
common risk factors for suicide. Early intervention for mental health makes positive impact by
contributing in reducing risk for suicide in young people (Bailey and et.al., (2017). Early
intervention for mental health will also contribute in reducing warning signs and behaviour that
ultimately lead young people towards suicide such as feeling hopeless, feeling worthless, feeling
alone that no one understands them, changes in mood and behaviour, being aggressive and
irritable (Early intervention in psychiatry, (2007). Treatment and interventions for these issues
will lead towards improvement in mental health and risk for suicide in young people will reduce.
Reduced disruptions to work or school attendance
Treatment and intervention for mental health can create significant disruption in work
and school attendance of young people (Chanen and et.al., (2020). However, early interventions
make positive impact by avoiding occurrence of such situation in which young people are
required to disrupt their work and school for the purpose of mental health treatment or
interventions. The reason behind this is that in early interventions, condition of young people
related to mental health is not severe and this is why they can be treated with small interventions
and this is why they do not need to disrupt their work and school. In addition to this, being able
to continue to work and attending school also make positive impact on mental health treatment
of young people. This is because it is considered that diagnosis with mental health can cause
disruption in regular activities (Gulliver, (2017). This means that being able to perform regular
activities reduced stigma related to mental health and also reduces fear in young people and
increases their confidence which ultimately lead to their better mental health.
More rapid recovery and better prognosis