Mental Health of Professionals in Healthcare: A Research Project

This research project investigates the mental health of professionals working in the mental health sector, focusing on the challenges they face and strategies for maintaining their well-being. The project includes a research proposal outlining the aim to analyze ways to control the mental health of professionals, using Nightingale Hospital as a case study. It explores the background, rationale, objectives, and research questions, followed by a literature review that examines mental stability, causes of stress, impact on performance, and methods for maintaining psychological health. The research methodology section details the theoretical perspective, design, data collection methods, sampling techniques, and data analysis. The project also addresses limitations, ethical considerations, and a work plan. The final research project includes an abstract, introduction, literature review, research methodology, and conclusions, with references and an appendix featuring a questionnaire used in the study. The research aims to determine mental stability, identify causes of stress, evaluate performance impacts, and analyze methods to maintain psychological stability among mental health professionals. The project emphasizes the importance of maintaining a strong mindset and stable emotions when dealing with patients and providing appropriate treatment.

RESEARCH
PROJECT

Table of Contents
RESEARCH PROPOSAL...............................................................................................................1
Research Title..................................................................................................................................1
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Background of the Research............................................................................................................1
Rational of the Research..................................................................................................................1
Aim..................................................................................................................................................2
Objectives........................................................................................................................................2
Research Questions..........................................................................................................................2
Literature Review.............................................................................................................................2
Research Methodology....................................................................................................................3
Limitations of the Study...................................................................................................................3
Overcoming Limitations of the Study..............................................................................................3
Ethical considerations/issues...........................................................................................................4
Work plan/Timeline.........................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
APPENDIX......................................................................................................................................8
RESEARCH PROJECT.................................................................................................................10
Abstract..........................................................................................................................................10
Chapter 1: Introduction .................................................................................................................10
Research Title.......................................................................................................................10
Introduction..........................................................................................................................10
Background of the research..................................................................................................11
Rational of the research........................................................................................................11
Aim.......................................................................................................................................12
Objectives.............................................................................................................................12

Research Questions..............................................................................................................12
Chapter 2: Literature Review.........................................................................................................13
Mental stability of people working in mental health sector.................................................13
Causes which impacts of psychology of professionals in mental sector .............................13
Impact of mental situation of psychological professionals on their performance................14
Methods to maintain stability of mind in psychological professionals................................14
Chapter 3: Research Methodology.................................................................................................16
Theoretical perspective.........................................................................................................16
Design/Method.....................................................................................................................16
Data Collection Method.......................................................................................................16
Sampling technique..............................................................................................................17
Data presentation & Analysis...............................................................................................17
Reliability & validity............................................................................................................17
Limitations............................................................................................................................17
Overcoming Limitations.......................................................................................................18
Ethical Considerations..........................................................................................................18
Time Plan .............................................................................................................................18
Chapter 5: Conclusions & Recommendations...............................................................................28
References......................................................................................................................................29

RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Research Title
“To analyse ways to control own mental health of people who are working in mental
health sector. A case study on Nightingale Hospital.”
Introduction
Mental health refers to condition of an individual in which they remain, emotionally,
psychologically and socially well being as it impacts on their ability to think, feel as well as take
action. There are different types of mental patients observed in mental asylums who were
suffering from various psychological problems and these issues depends upon causes of the same
(Richards and Bergin, 2014). However, a person get mentally disturbed due to specific situation
or sudden activity which effects mental peace of an individual in deep manner and leads to a
psychological disorder. This research will focus on ways to control own mental health of people
working in mental health sector and deal with psychological patients on regular basis.
Background of the Research
The working professionals in mental hospitals are required to have strong mind set and
stable emotions while dealing with patient in respect of providing effective medication to them
for their well being. It involves the ways to maintain own mental stability which helps to deal
with mental people because they become violent many times and take injurious steps due which
professionals get injured. This research is based on Nightingale Hospital of London having well
trained psychologists and other medical staff in respect of providing desired facilities. This
research is based on Nightingale Hospital of London having well trained psychologists and other
medical staff in respect of providing appropriate care or medication to patients.. It will includes
the concept of maintaining mental health of workers in mental asylums in order to deal with
psychological patients (Townsend and Morgan, 2017).
Rational of the Research
The purpose of this research is to analyse importance of mental stability of medical
professionals working in mental health sector as it impacts effectively on their performance. it is
necessary for them to remain focussed while dealing with mental patients in order to provide
appropriate treatment or mediation for their well being. The given research is carrying out to

analyse importance of maintaining psychological stability of medical professionals as it effects
their working in mental asylums.
Aim
“To analyse ways to control own mental health of people who are working in mental
health sector. A case study on Nightingale Hospital.”
Objectives
 To determine mental stability of people working in mental heath sector.
 To identify causes which impacts on psychology of professionals in mental sector.
 To evaluate impact of mental situation of psychological professionals on their
performance.
 To analyse methods to maintain stability of mind in psychological professionals.
Research Questions
 How to determine mental stability of people working in mental health sector?
 What are the causes which impacts on psychology of professionals in mental sector?
 How to evaluate impact of mental situation of psychological professionals on their
performance?
 What are the methods to maintain stability of mind in psychological professionals?
Literature Review
Literature review can be described as to analyse information about specific areas of study
which helps to make appropriate conclusions of research. It involves the criteria to describe,
summarise, evaluate and clarify views in study. However, it involves the concept of mental
stability of medical professionals who are working in mental hospitals in order to deal with
psychological patients in proper manner. They are required to faced their violent behaviour and
necessary to provide medication in appropriate way to make them disease free. It involves ways
to maintain psychological stability of an individual which helps to deal with mental patients in
desired manner (Grob, 2014). In addition to this, medical professionals working in mental
hospitals are required to make themselves psychologically stable because it impacts ion their
performance while they provide desired medication or treatment to patients in terms of make
them mentally well being. Meanwhile, it is very dangerous for professionals to deal with mental

patients as they become violent many times in order harm doctors or themselves according to
their psychological disorder.
Research Methodology
Research methodology includes several effective methods or techniques which can be
used to conduct research project in appropriate manner. It involves various kinds of procedures
to collect information and other methods to analyse desired articles in order to make proper
conclusions. However, it involves research philosophy which is belief of methods used for
gathering, analysed and utilised information in overall research. It is of three types of like
positivism, realism and intrepretivism in which intrepretivism is preferred in given research.
Moreover, quantitative and qualitative approach are used in research projects but qualitative
method is applied here. Random sampling method is used for collection of sample and conduct
proper data analysis through questionnaire.
Limitations of the Study
There are several limitations of study in collecting appropriate information about
particular topic (Halpern, 2014). It include insufficient secondary resources for gathering desired
data and primary method for collecting information is time consuming as well as people are not
able to provide proper opinions about topic. Moreover, it involves several legislations which
create barrier to take accurate information which impacts in conclusions of overall research
project. In addition to this, less time is provided to conduct research which create problems to
conduct proper searching in required area of study and reduce accuracy of results.
Overcoming Limitations of the Study
The issues of gathering inaccurate data can be solved by taking suggestions and from
senior researcher who have already done project in same field. They are efficiently capable to
provide appropriate suggestions and information which render support to make proper
conclusions. However, recommendations for senior researcher will give accurate information
based on their knowledge and experience which facilitate to make accurate results of research
and overcoming from problem of collecting data from primary or secondary resources.
Additionally, the legislation are required to be followed while conducting researches because it
helps to adopt correct way which result in appropriate outcomes of research (Lawrence and et.
al., 2015).

Ethical considerations/issues
The ethical rules or norms are important to be followed while conducting research project
by taking care of several factors such as truthfulness, honesty, maintain confidentiality of
information and apply correct methods to make better results. It involves various kinds of ethical
issues while conducting research including informed consent, beneficence, do not harm, respect
for anonymity & confidentiality and respect for privacy. In addition to this, ethics indicates to
strictly follow laws and rules at the time of carrying out different related activities or procedures
in terms of making accurate results. Meanwhile, researcher should put actual information about
specific areas of study and ensure security of someone's personal data in respect of gaining
appropriate outcomes of research project.
Work plan/Timeline
Gantt chart -

REFERENCES
Books and journals
Richards, P. and Bergin, A. E., 2014. Handbook of psychotherapy and religious diversity.
American Psychological Association.
Townsend, M. C. and Morgan, K. I., 2017. Psychiatric mental health nursing: Concepts of care
in evidence-based practice. FA Davis.
Grob, G. N., 2014. From asylum to community: Mental health policy in modern America (Vol.
1217). Princeton University Press.
Halpern, D., 2014. Mental health and the built environment: more than bricks and mortar?.
Routledge.
Lawrence, D. and et. al., 2015. The mental health of children and adolescents: report on the
second Australian child and adolescent survey of mental health and wellbeing.

APPENDIX
Questionnaire
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Occupation:
Contact no.:
Email id:
Q1. Do you know concept of mental stability?
 Yes
 No
Q2. What are the cause of mental stress for psychologist?
 Excess work load
 Lack of resources
 Violent behaviour of patient
Q3. Is mental stability required to focus on work in mental health sector?
 Yes
 No
Q4. What are the ways to maintain psychological stability ?
 Meditation
 Avoid horrible movies
 Give few minutes to yourself
Q5. Which types of mental patients are generally observed by you?
 Less violent
 Violent
 Excess violent
Q6. What are impacts of mental instability in your work as a psychologist?
 Reduce focus
 Inappropriate decision making

Q7. Which types of mental disorder are observed generally by you in mental health sector?
 Eating disorder
 Bipolar disorder
 Personality disorder
Q8. What kind of violent behaviour is analysed by you in mental patients?
 Harm themselves
 Attack on care
 Get violent in specific situation
Q9. Do you feel scared while dealing with violent mental patient?
 Yes
 No
Q10. Any suggestions for the future.

RESEARCH PROJECT
Abstract
The given research will going to analyse about problem of medical professionals working
in mental health care sector which impacts on their mind sets as well as their performance. It is
necessary for them to maintain mental stability and avoid stress because their mental instability
results into threats in their performance. However, the present research will focus on to
determine mental stability of people working in mental asylums like Nightingale hospital.
Moreover, it will also includes several causes which impacts on psychology of professionals and
impact of mental situation of psychological professionals on their performance. There are
various kinds of methods which are used to maintain stability of mind of psychological
professionals is given below.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Research Title
“To analyse ways to control own mental health of people who are working in mental
health sector. A case study on Nightingale Hospital.”
Introduction
Mental health refers to emotional, psychological and social well being which mainly
impacts the ability to think, feel and react in daily life. It is necessary to provide mental health
care to individuals who are not psychologically stable. However, different mental patients have
their own psychological disease which depends upon its cause or reasons of the same. Medical
practitioners deal with mental patients by strong mind sets to control their behaviour because
they may become violent many times (Grob, 2014). There are different types of procedures and
techniques which are applied on various mental patients in order to make them mentally stable so
that they become capable to spend their lives comfortably. The present research is based on
Nightingale Hospital which is an independent, accredited acute mental health hospital in Central