Promoting Mental Health Illness and Wellbeing

Running head: PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS AND WELLBEING 1
Promoting Mental Health Illness and Wellbeing
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PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS AND WELLBEING 2
Promoting Mental Health Illness and Wellbeing
Using relevant literature critically discuss the mental health status of the client in
the case study.
One of the most common expressions of depression disorder is behavior. According to
the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V, a persistent and consistent daily
behavior pattern is a prerequisite for a patient to be diagnosed with depressive disorders,
according to the. The American Psychiatric Association (2013) reveals that a lack of interest in
certain activities is a profound signal used in the diagnosis of patients. Restlessness,
psychomotor agitation, retarded thinking; feelings of anxiety, eye contact, and posture are some
of the features characteristic of patients with depressive disorder. In this case study, Munny’s
behavior indicates these symptoms, and this is a pointer to depression. For instance, Munny has
had reduced physical activity whenever he gets into his house. He only sleeps and has no interest
in anything else, and has diminished eye contact when talking to the nurse. Furthermore, he does
not give his children much attention as he used to, which signifies his disinterest in people and
anything going on around him. (Wang et al., 2019). Behavioral symptoms are critical in the
diagnosis of depressive disorders among patients. Therefore, behavioral symptoms should be
carefully checked when examining the mental status of a patient.
Another indicator of depression disorder is reduced mood and speech. According to Van
Krugten et al. (2019), a patient should demonstrate increased symptoms of decreased mood and
speech to be diagnosed with depression. Gammouh et al. (2015) also note that people with
significant depression disorders often show a lack of interest in speech and always experience
low moods. Hyper insomnia (sleeping for large amounts of the day), social and emotional
withdrawal, and reduced pleasure in activities is a characteristic of patients with depression

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disorder (Gammouh et al., 2015). In this case study, Munny experiences lack of moods and does
not want to talk. When he does, he only gives a one-word answer. Besides, he has detached
himself from people, including his children, who were once his center of attention. He further
takes many sick leaves to spend at home sleeping. Mood and speech are crucial symptoms in the
diagnosis of mental disorder which should continuously be checked (Gartlehner et al., 2017).
Another important feature of depression disorder is increased thinking and mutability.
According to Gammouh et al. (2015), depression increases a patient's attention to themselves
without taking note of other people's needs around them. For instance, patients have increased
levels of thinking, have gloomy outlooks, and think themselves as worthless, unlovable, and of
no value. They have poor memory and concentration. Furthermore, their thinking increases with
time to catastrophic levels. In our case study, Munny feels gloomy and thinks that no one would
even care if he died. He is thoughtful most of the time and has reduced speech.
Furthermore, he is not comfortable being asked how he is doing. He has become
egocentric, and his depression level is in the highest levels and might get catastrophic. The extent
of thinking and speech is an important parameter when diagnosing depression disorders.
Therefore, thinking and speech symptoms should be carefully checked when examining the
mental status of a patient.
Critically discuss two (2) factors which have contributed to the development of
the client’s current mental health status.
The major contributing factors to Munny’s current mental health condition are his strict
work shift resulting in long working hours. This resulted in his anxiety and restless. Besides, his