Impact of Nursing Interventions on Young People's Mental Health

This essay provides a comprehensive overview of the evolving landscape of mental health nursing for young people, focusing on the changes in care delivery and the impact of new interventions. It highlights the prevalence of mental health issues in adolescents and the shift from conventional, protocol-centered treatments to patient-centered, evidence-based practices. The essay explores the use of technology, such as online support and teleconferencing, to enhance care and emphasizes the role of nurses in identifying and addressing mental health problems. It discusses specific mental health disorders in young people, including depression, anxiety, and learning disorders, and examines the effectiveness of various interventions, such as family therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. The essay also references several studies and research papers to support its claims, and concludes by emphasizing the importance of comprehensive nursing interventions in improving the lives of young people facing mental health challenges.

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Introduction
Mental health issues are very common in young people and the teenagers. Young minds
are always susceptible to depressions and anxiety due to several reasons. Such retardation can be
present since the time of birth. But just like physical illness mental illness also can be managed
and things can be done to help them out. This essay is regarding the changes that had occurred in
the nursing delivery in the mental health care of the young teens. A critical analysis have been
done regarding the interventions that have been adapted newly to bring about better outcomes in
them .The essay aims to provide information about how these changes have brought better
clinical and the psychosocial outcomes in the teens suffering from mental health issues.
Most of the young people with the mental health problems are managed outside the
specialized health services. Studies show that in the previous years the methods of treatment for
the young were conventional and followed a particular protocol which was more protocol
centered that being patient centered (Fortinash & Worret, 2014). The treatments were mainly
based upon medications, which often could not treat many individuals. Since a young mind is
more prone to any kind of damages or trauma, care should be taken while handling them (Foster,
O'brien, & Korhonen, 2012). Currently the registered nurses are more educated and are more
patient centered. The nursing care is mainly based on the evidence based practices. Another
approach that can be taken is, seeking online help. Researches focus on identification of the
evidence-informed technological uses. The technologies that can be used include
videoconferencing, telephone email and mobile applications. Online support is useful for
providing young mental health support via assessment, consultation and treatment.

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Nowadays, the nursing is the biggest segment of the health care professionals. Apart from
being in frontline to the patient care, the nurses go hand in hand with the healthcare professionals
does get a better outcome. However, identifying the mental health issue in young people and
responding efficiently to the problems is quite challenging for the nurses (Happell & Gaskin,
2013) . Nowadays the nurses and the midwives work along a large range of settings and consist
of the large group of health care professionals which actually come in contact of the young
people.
Mental issues in young generations can be looked upon for a number of perspectives. Some
disorders that are identified as the priority disorders are the learning disorders, the hyperkinetic
disorders, the Tourette’s syndrome, depression and associated suicide in the adolescents,
Psychosis, pervasive development disorder, attachment disorder, anxiety disorder, anti-social
personality, substance abuse(Norman & Ryrie, 2013).
There are considerable evidences that establishes the relationship between high quality of
care and the improve outcome of health. Efforts have been given to improve the quality of care
to the young people. The proposed method of care for the given population that is the young
people and the child is mainly a comprehensive team based care, along with coordination among
the providers, continuous access to care and a care approach that is system based (Townsend,
2014). This model is a key to strengthen the important features of high quality. This new mode
of treatment has also emphasized on the role of the new information technology in incorporating
the key features of the treatment. Many initiatives are now taken up like training of the primary
care staffs how to deal with the young people (Reiss, 2013). Previously the most of the mental
health issues in teenagers led to high degree of stigmatization and social isolation (Yoshikawa,
Aber, & Beardslee, 2012). But nowadays the disorders are appearing to be treatable. The

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depression and associated suicides in adolescent can be easily recognizable to the specialized
nurses. Early care interventions for the young patients with schizophrenia can bring relief to both
the patients and the family and the caregivers (Videbeck S. , 2013). While dealing with the
adolescents, care should be taken by the caregivers to maintain privacy, as due to the hormonal
changes or the insecurity they often do not disclose anything in front of the healthcare
professionals. Combination of depression and substance abuse often puts the young people at a
greater risk of suicides. Most of the mental illness can be treated by psycho-pharmacotherapy
(Videbeck S. , 2013). Nowadays many disorders related to health can be treated by family
therapy or the school interventions. The Learning disorders can be easily managed by the
schools, in which the school nurses take a very important role. The ADHD can be treated by the
cognitive behavioral therapy unlike previous treatments. Psychotherapeutic and psychosocial
interventions in the world of nursing had brought about better outcomes in the population.
Analysis of the relevant references in support of the facts
As per Fortinash & Warret the interventions should include reassurance. The patient
should be oriented in a non threatening way. According to him the interventions should enforce
patient safety and confidentiality.
According to Norman, I., & Ryrie, I. (2013), the nursing process is a six step problem solving
method. The six methods are the assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning,
interventions and the evaluation. Evidence based research, expertise and critical thinking are the
elements that are to be used to get a better outcome (Yoshikawa, Aber & Beardslee, 2012).
Telephonic sessions and online video conferencing with the counselor can bring about desirable
changes in the concerned population.

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Conclusion
The intensity of the burden of the mental health disease in young people should be
properly assessed by the clinicians, nurses and the parents. The young generations are now
impacted by war; they are being exploited for labour and sex. Proper nursing interventions can
bring about a change in the way of their living. This report focuses on the possible nursing
interventions and the provision of mental spiritual and physical support to the young people.
Currently the type of nursing care had changed its pattern and has become more patient centered.
These have definitely led to better clinical and psychosocial outcomes in patients. Thus it can be
concluded that proper assessment, therapeutic uses, mental understanding with the young patient
can definitely bring about better outcomes in the young patients.

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