Mental health: The Sunnyboy Documentary 2Mental health: The Sunnyboy DocumentaryIntroductionSchizophrenia is a severe mental illness that impacts a person’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Persons with schizophrenia might seem like they have lost touch with reality. In the general population, schizophrenia is uncommon. However, the symptoms of the disease are disabling. Common signs of schizophrenia are impaired cognitive ability, hallucination, delusion and disorganised speech. Cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia are poor executive functioning, difficulties in paying attention and poor working memory [ CITATION Mar17 \l 1033 ]. Fortunately, several treatment options are available for this mental disease. The available treatment options focus on managing the symptoms of schizophrenia rather than healing the disorder. Besides, the National Recovery Framework and the Principles of Recovery focus on hope, healing and empowerment rather than cure [ CITATION Dep10 \l 1033 ]. This assignment is based on the sunnyboy documentary. The documentary explains the story of Jeremy Oxley, a musician who was diagnosed with schizophrenia. After years of suffering, Jeremy meets Mary, a nurse who helped to reshape his life. Firstly, the assignment will present an overview of the sunnyboy documentary. Secondly, it will explore how the national principles of recovery apply to the story of Jeremy. Lastly, it will offer an implication of this mental disorder. Overview of the sunnyboy documentaryThe sunnyboy documentary presents the story of Jeremy Oxley, the front man of a successful Australian 1980’s band. Ideally, the central theme of the documentary is the recovery of Jeremy from schizophrenia. Jeremy’s condition has been managed with medication and a supportive social environment. The documentary follows Jeremy as he starts to unravel the

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