(solved) Essay on Mental Health
15 Pages5252 Words177 Views
Added on 2020-07-23
(solved) Essay on Mental Health
Added on 2020-07-23
ShareRelated Documents
Mental Health
TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................11A. Investigating and identifying the case of depression and suicide in Australia................1B. Discussing one community group at the risk of depression and one community group at therisk of suicide in Australia......................................................................................................32) Critically identifying 3 factors that contribute in the development of mental health concernsand risks..................................................................................................................................33) Discussing the ethical and legal consideration in health care regarding risk of harming oneself and others.........................................................................................................................44) Identifying high priority mental health risks and providing 2 relevant nursing help.........65) Identifying mental health issue or need and providing relevant interventions that willsignificantly affect the well-being of client or patient............................................................7CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
INTRODUCTIONMental health refers to the psychological well being of an individual. It involvespsychological, social and emotional wellbeing which affects how an individual think, feel andact. The mental health should be taken into better thought process for better sustainability ofconditions in society. This essay will focus on different measures and operations that will help inmeeting the needs and requirements of persons with mental ailment and improve their healthcondition. This essay will cover details and impact of depression and rise in suicidal tendenciesamong vulnerable groups of people in Australian society. Other than this, the implications ofMental Health Act 2014, with the identification of risk factors.MAIN BODY1A. Investigating and identifying the case of depression and suicide in AustraliaSince last decade, the rates of suicides and cases of depression have been significantlyincreased and has caused a serious condition in Australia, leading to rise in number of mentalpatients and depression stricken people (Harvey and et.al., 2017). Various socio cultural factorsare playing a significant role in the occurrence of suicide cases and for which, a significantnumber of people are suffering from depression. One in five Australians experience one or manysymptoms of mental illness each year. Approximately 20 per cent of population experiencemental illness each year (Clement and et.al., 2015). Various factors such as emotionaldisturbance, physical or mental abuse or trauma as well as the behavioural alteration of peoplehave led to an increase in mental disorders in Australian society (Adams and et.al., 2016). Theconsumption of alcohol and other drugs, substance abuse, age, unemployment and familybackground are the major factors that can lead to a rise in suicidal tendencies and depression inpeople (Gu and et.al., 2015). Since 2016, there have been 17.8 deaths of males and 5.8 deaths offemale per 10,000 has occurred due to the depression and suicide(Snowdon and et.al., 2017).Various social groups and age groups especially teenagers are falling prey to the depression andsuicide attempts. Many cases of depression leading to suicides are been recorded in Australiansociety (Ramrakha and et.al., 2016). For instance: in case of Jill, she was all alone andemotionally traumatised due to death of her mother. Her father is not giving her proper attentiondue to his work and she has also failed as an apprentice. Other than this, her failed relationshipwith his boyfriend Jack broke her down from within as per the case study. Thus, all these factors1
lay a significant impact on various operations that resulted in making her take such a step ofattempting suicide as per the case study. Since 2012, Australian continent has seen significant rise in the cases of depressionleading to suicides that has caused social disturbances (Beronio, K. and et.al., 2014). The familydisputes, work and stress due to pressure of studies and the consumption of drugs, alcohol andother substances have caused increase in chances where people opt to commit suicide (Halter,2017). This has also affected the well-being of people and their physical and emotional wellnessin societies of Australia. The effect of people in distress and depression has also led a significantrole in the increase of suicide rates in Australia (Melton and et.al., 2017). The individuals likeJill, who are alone and depressed and having no social contact are more prone to fall prey to thedepression and take step of committing suicide. Nursing and health care institutions with the helpof family members and government will be working for better management of stress level andmust counsel targeted people to reduce their chances of falling in depression, turning into suicide(Gu and et.al., 2015).2
End of preview
Want to access all the pages? Upload your documents or become a member.
Related Documents
Adolescent Depression and Suicidal Tendency PDFlg...
|13
|3763
|68
Mental Health - Case Studylg...
|11
|2887
|64
MENTAL HEALTH TABLE OF CONTENTS Q1 Concern regarding suicide and depression in Australialg...
|9
|2650
|314
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) PDFlg...
|15
|4216
|41
Depression and Suicide: Etiology and Population at Risklg...
|6
|1445
|401
Mental Health Nursing: Understanding Depression and Suicide in Australialg...
|14
|3148
|399