Holistic Care Plan for Mental Health Nursing Case Studies

Running head: MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Case Study Analysis
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Case study 1
Health issues
An analysis of the case study of 20 year old Anton suggest that he suffers from a range of
biological, psychological, social, and sexual health issues that have deteriorated his quality of
life. Health is generally defined as the state of complete mental, physical, and social wellbeing,
in addition to the major absence of some infirmity or disease (Stoddart & Evans, 2017). Upon
collecting cues from the case study, it is quite evident that the patient Anton is overweight, which
can be attributed to the high intake of fried food, sugar-rich soft drinks, and beverages that he
consumes for a minimum of 4 litres, each day. All of these factors have contributed to a sudden
increase in weight, by approximately 15kg in a year and a body weight of 97 kg. Upon
calculating his BMI with respect to the height, it has been found to be 29.9 that categorises him
as overweight and on the borderline of being called an obese adult (Jensen et al., 2014). The
major psychosocial issue that he suffers from is paranoia, a mental condition commonly
characterized by delusions of exaggerated self-importance, or prosecution, which in turn is an
aspect of drug abuse and chronic personality disorder (Freud, 2014). This has made him lose
touch with reality. Unemployment, financial instability, social withdrawal, and distress regarding
the impending future are some of the social issues that have also affected his life. Besides all of
these aforementioned problems, he is also suffering from risks of sexual disorder, particularly
impotency that has created a negative effect on his health and wellbeing.
Resolving health problems
Holistic medicine most often encapsulates different forms that help in healing the person
and focuses on lifestyle changes, self-care and patient education to promote a general sense of

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wellness (Papathanasiou, Sklavou & Kourkouta, 2013). This often includes exercise,
psychotherapy, diet, acupuncture, spiritual and relationship counselling. The issues that are
currently faced by Anton comprise of his being overweight, substance abuse, and psychosis,
risks of sexual disorder, lack of social engagement, and unemployment and lack of companion.
Issue faced Goals Intervention
Overweight Anton will understand
the ill effects of being
overweight and will
actively participate in
weight management
 Formulating an effective diet plan
 Making him adhere to lifestyle
modifications such as, participation in
physical activities, moderate physical
exercise for a minimum of 40 minutes,
each day (Hutchesson et al., 2015)
 Referring him to effective obesity
prevention programs.
Paranoia He will get rid of the
delusional beliefs and
episodes of hallucination
or irrational
suspiciousness
 Administration of antipsychotic or
anti-anxiety drugs (Kohut, 2013)
 Cognitive behavioural therapy to
improve mental functions
 Educating on different coping skills
such as, relaxation therapy and
behavioural modifications (Morrison

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et al., 2015)
Substance abuse He will become aware of
how substance abuse
creates an impact on
major life areas
 Administer effective medications to
reduce craving and suppress
withdrawal symptom (Volkow et al.,
2014)
 Refer him to long-term alcohol and
drug rehabilitation program
 Engage him in mindfulness exercise
such as yoga and meditation (Khanna
& Greeson, 2013)
 Make him adhere to consumption of
herbal medicines
Unemployment
and financial
instability
He will be able to better
seek employment
opportunities and utilise
the pension
 Refer him to financial consultants and
organizations that provide
employment services
 Engagement in community programs
for coping with uncertainty and stress
(Cylus, Glymour & Avendano, 2014)
Lack of
companion and
sexual issue
Anton will be able to
cope up with the
psychological impact
 Refer him for a counselling program
 Prescribe DHEA and DHA