Mental health as a state of individual's wellbeing

Running Head: RECOVERY
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MENTAL
WELLBEING
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8/10/2019

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................ 2
Recovery oriented practices....................................................................................2
Mental health act 2007........................................................................................... 4
Criteria for mental illness..................................................................................... 5
Risks of seclusion and restraint to consumer..........................................................6
Interventions........................................................................................................... 8
Conclusion.................................................................................................................. 9
References............................................................................................................... 11

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Introduction
Mental health is described as the state of individual’s wellbeing in which they realizes
their own potential, can deal with the common life stresses, can function productively and
positively, and is capable to contribute towards the benefits. People often confused between
mental health and mental illness. The word Mental illness includes the wide range of conditions
that impact the way person feel or think. Mental health issue is not restricted to a specific country
or state, it is affecting people from all around the world. Mental health problems are considered
as one of the major cause of disease burden globally. It is estimated that one in five people
worldwide have a mental health problem at any time (Bateman & Fonagy, 2019). Particularly in
Australia nearly 45 per cent of people had experienced at least one type of mental health issue in
their lifetime. The national mental survey identified that there were around 4.8 million people in
Australia had a psychological or behavioural condition in the year of 2017-18 (Farrer, et al.,
2018). There is different type of mental health issues one can experiences such as anger, anxiety,
panic attack, bipolar disorder, depression, stress, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic
stress disorder, stress etc. (Townsend & Morgan, 2017). In this particular assessment report the
recovery oriented language, mental health act, least restrictive care; seclusion and restraint will
be discussed including the recommendation to promote an individual’s personal recovery.
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Recovery oriented practices
Clinical recovery and personal recovery

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Clinical recovery is in psychological health is being capable to generate and live a
significant and subsidizing life in the society of choice with or deprived of the presence of the
mental health problems. Clinical recovery is the notion that has arose from the proficiency of
mental health specialists, and includes getting rid of mental symptoms, reinstating social
working, in other words restoring complete health and wellbeing (Rossi, et al., 2018). Personal
recovery is the idea that has occurred from the proficiency of persons with lived experience of
psychological or mental illness. The personal recovery is also describes as ‘an intensely personal,
exclusive process of altering one’s outlooks, values, feelings, objectives, abilities, and/or roles. It
is the way of living the satisfying, confident and subsidizing life, even inside the boundaries
caused by disease. Clinical recovery focuses on the symptoms, disability, intervention, evidence,
standardisation, compliance, risk management, avoiding incidents, relapse prevention, remission,
and discharge (Iverson, et al., 2017). On the other hand personal recovery focuses on the
persona’s strength, empowerment, and agency experience, personalized, choice, safety planning,
Taking opportunities, successful self-management, resilience and discovery (Treichler, et al.,
2019).
Recovery oriented language
It is the reflection of what type of other messages we might be sending, a reflection of
how other people might understand what the speaker are saying, writing and thinking. It conveys
the feeling of hope, possibility for the individuals, and expectation for the recovery and progress
in mental illness. It is considered as person cantered, respectful and empowering. It is essential to
examine the way people use the language and how they apply the language strengthens negative
prejudices or endorses the empowerment and strengths. Purposefully or not, language converses
the collective implication, attitudes prospect and action of the communal in both the favourable