Healthcare Report: Mental Illness Impact on Australian Population

This report provides a detailed analysis of mental illness within the Australian context, focusing on vulnerable populations. It explores the reasons behind vulnerability, including lack of education and societal pressures, and examines the role of government and non-government organizations in addressing the issue. The report delves into health inequalities and inequities associated with mental illness, highlighting the impact on memory, language, and judgment. It also discusses health outcomes, such as memory loss and cognitive decline, and health disparities, including the impact of genetic disorders and socioeconomic factors. The target audiences, including age, sex, and genetic predispositions, are identified. The report concludes with recommendations aimed at improving mental health outcomes for vulnerable populations in Australia, emphasizing the need for early diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care. The report emphasizes the importance of addressing disparities, improving infrastructure, and providing timely and appropriate care. It is a valuable resource for students seeking to understand the complexities of mental illness and its impact on Australian society, offering insights into the causes, consequences, and potential solutions for this critical public health issue.

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Table of Contents
Introduction to the Vulnerable Population:................................................................................3
Why the population is vulnerable..............................................................................................3
Policy..........................................................................................................................................4
Health Inequalities and Inequities..............................................................................................5
Health Outcomes........................................................................................................................5
Health Disparities.......................................................................................................................6
Target Audiences.......................................................................................................................7
Recommendation........................................................................................................................9
Concluding Statement..............................................................................................................10
References................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction to the Vulnerable Population:
Mental health issue can be noted to be one a disease that is affecting a wide range of
population. A combination of well-targeted treatment and program of prevention in the field
of mental health can beneficial in the betterment of life. In recent time more than 45% of the
people suffer from some forms of mental depression among which mental illness is one of the
main areas which can be focused. (Woods et al., 2018).
The report would be discussing on the mental disease and its effect on the people of
Australia. The main capacities, which would be covered, are linked to the health outcome and
the health disparities, which is involved in the context of the disease. On the other hand,
recommendation would also be given so that the mitigation of the problem of the disease can
be done in a proper manner.
Why the population is vulnerable
As per the verdict of Prime Minister on the mental illness in the year 2020 stated that
around 60% of the people suffer from some forms of mental disorder. The population, which
is, focused in the report which is the people of Australia mainly suffering from this problem
due to the lack of education in the precise treatment and how the disease can affect them.
According to the research, around 595 of the aged people suffer from mental disorder to the
factor of the surrounding they live in a pressure of wellbeing, which is imposed in them.
Policy
There are various government organization who are working to bring the issue to an
haul which would be affecting most of the people who are linked to the disease. There are
various programs which would be directly helping the people to gather knowledge of the
various problem area, which is seen in the people (McKeith et al., 2017). One of the main
factors, which are focused, is informing people of the various factors, which are linked to the

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problem of mental health and how it can be resolved in an appropriate method without any
forms of confusion. This would be helping the people have a clear concept of problem of
mental illness and how they can overcome the issue.
On the other hand, there are many Non-Government organizations who are connected
in the health issue problem in a dynamic role in managing of the problem in a better manner
so that people who know how to manage the problem in a better manner (Farina et al., 2017).
The people, Government and other Non-Government organization should be actively
involved in the disease area so that the problem can be managed in a right manner without
any arrangements of problem seen in the mitigation of the problem. Individuals would be
communicating with each other in a proper manner so that the problem area can be identified
and appropriate actions can be taken in the mitigation of the problem.
The main issue, which is seen in the context, is the funding, which is one of the factor, which
tend to lack the severity, which is seen in the treatment of mental illness problem (Latham &
Brooker, 2017). Moreover, the people who suffer from the problem of mental illness come
from a rural background who do not have enough money, which would be required for the
treatment. Hence, in most of the conditions they should be willing to take the help of the
Government and other organization so that mitigation and treatment can be done in an proper
manner (Jung, 2015).
Health Inequalities and Inequities
Mental illness is not a definite disease, it can be considered as global term, which
designates a group of indications, which are associate with the decline in the recollection or
intelligent skill which reduce the person’s capability to achieve their daily normal activity
(Prince et al., 2016). In most of the cases, he people with mental illness are treated unequally
due to the nature of the disease. They tend to be more vulgar in an interaction with the

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common people and in most of the cases; they tend to be forgetful which lead to various
forms of problem in their regular life. Alzheimer’s disease in 60 to 80% of the cases are the
main cause of mental illness. On the other hand it can be stated that there are other symptoms
even which can lead to this problem, which are mainly vitamin deficiencies, and thyroid
problem (Gray et al., 2015).
The main equality, which is seen in mental illness mainly, include depressing of the average
standard of living for those suffering from mental illness and on the other hand it directly
increases the cost which is linked to the society. Other area, which can be stated here, is lack
of hospital bed which impact the area of treatment which is perceived in most of the cases. In
this disorder the people who are anguish from any forms of mental illness do not proper and
timely treatment which directly impact their disease area.
Health Outcomes
The health outcome, which is linked to the disease mainly, include the following points:
 Memory
 Announcement and the language
 Capability to concentration and pay thoughtfulness
 Judgment and reasoning
 Graphic discernment.
Societies with mental illness have problem with the small period memory loss, possession
trace of their wallet or reward, planning, paying bill, preparing to meals and travelling out
with their neighbors. Many of the mental illnesss are very much progressive, this mainly
means that the symptoms start of very slowly and gradually it becomes very much worse. If
someone or an individual is having, some problem related to mental illness they should not be
avoided and they should be taken care (Kales et al., 2015). Approaching an doctor ought be

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one of the foremost zones which should be focused so that the disease symptoms can be
managed in an proper manner. Specialized appraisal may perceive a treatable complaint in
most of the cases. On the other hand even if the signs suggest mental illness, early diagnostics
can allow the peoples to get maximum
Diverse categories of mental illness are linked with precise types of baton cells which
harm an precise region of the brain. For example it can be stated that Alzheimer’s disease,
extraordinary level of definite proteins outside and inside of the brain cells make it guard for
the brain cell to stay healthy an interconnect with each other in an proper manner (Bang,
Spina & Miller, 2015). The region of brain, which is called the hippocampus, is considered as
the center of knowledge and the memory of the brain and the brain cells in this district are
often the ones, which are damaged first. That is why forfeiture of memory is one of the forts
indications, which is linked to the Alzheimer’s disease.
Health Disparities
There are various factor of disparities, which can be linked to the problem which is
hereby discussed which is mental illness. In maximum of the cases, it can be understood that
people tend to have thyroid which is one of the main reasons which is associated to the
disease area. In this situation the consultation of the problem to the doctor should be
important so that proper treatment can be given to them. The factor of health issue is one of
the main factors which can be stated to be playing an very important issue which can help in
resolving issues which are connected to the problem of mental illness. The people who are
living with mental illness have various forms of problem which directly affect their standard
of living and in most of the situation it can be stated that the problem directly affect their
community interaction which can be stated to be one of the problem. They should be
communicated in a proper manner so that the problem which is seen can be managed in an

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appropriate method without any forms of problem. Dealing with the problem should be done
in an proper manner and one of the main factors is care for the people which can help in
resolving the issue which is seen in most of the disease condition area.
The main area of disparity, which can be stated in context of the disease, is the lack of
infrastructure, which is seen in most of the hospital and care facilities. In most of the cases
hospital tend to avoid the cases of mental illness due to long process of treatment and the
time framework which is involved in the treatment process. These aspects in the near future
can be a crucial factor in the treatment area of mental illness. The Government and other
organizations should be playing an active role so that the disparity can be managed in a
proper manner.
Target Audiences
Researchers suggest that the number of risk factor, which is connected to the feature
of mental illness, is increasing on a daily basis. The main target audience in this area are
stated and explained below:
Age: About one person above the age of 65 develops the symptoms of mental illness
and a lesser amount than one person in an thousand beneath the age of 65. However, it can be
stated that it is very much important concept that although the people incline to developed
forgetfulness as periods goes on, the vast popular of the individuals over the 80 stay mentally
alert. Nevertheless it can be stated that recent evidence have stated that age related to the
problem as arteriosclerosis may be very much important and main paying factor in the
disease (Livingston et al., 2017). Also as entities are now living lengthier than the past, the
amount of persons with Alzheimer Mental illness and other means of mental illness will most
properly upsurge in the near future.

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Sex: According to the recent research, it can be stated that women are more affected
by this disease than the men are. Still this can be considered to be very much misleading
which is due to the factor that women as a collection live longer than men. This majorly
resources that if men to breathing as lengthy as women and did not expire of other illness; the
numeral of Alzheimer’s mental illness would be around the same as that of an women.
Genetic disorder: it can be noted here that there are extremely slight figure of families
with Alzheimer’s disease, which can be linked to the factor of dominant disorder of genetics.
Members of such children are very much inherent form one of their parentages the part of the
DNA, which directly sources the disease. On a normal it can be stated that half of the
children who are affected form their parents will be developing this disease. On an average, it
can be stated that relatives who mature Alzheimer mental illness, the age of onset trend to be
relatedly low which is usually between the age range of 35 to 36. As the syndrome of Down’s
is cause by an anomaly in the chromos, many of the children with Down’s symptoms will be
developing Alzheimer mental illness if reached middle age, though they many not exhibition
a filled variety of the symptoms (Forbes, Forbes, Blake, Thiessen, & Forbes, 2015). The
parent who have mental illness can directly give an direct impact on their children and in
most of the cases it is seen that the children are directly affected and their life becomes very
much complex. The control aspects can be treatment which can helps in controlling of the
genetic problem which is one of the main factor which can be stated in the area of life of the
children.
Recommendation
There are certain field of recommendation, which can be quantified to be frolicking an
crucial role in the context of the disease which are stated and explained below:

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 Care: relating to the nurses it can be stated that care is one of the main factor which
can be very much beneficial for the treatment of mental illness. In this context the
patient with mental illness should be communicated in an correct method so that the
problem which is seen aged people can be focused in an appropriate manner.
 Treatment: The nurses should be able to treat the patient as per their requirement,
which is one of the most crucial factor in the recovery phases linked to the treatment
of mental illness. In maximum of the belongings it can be seen that people tend to
neglect their symptoms or tend to not to highlight the cases which should not be the
case. They should be approaching the nurses with the problem so that people
treatment can be given to them in proper time framework.
 Healthy life: The people should be living an healthy life which is one of the factor
which can help in the controlling of the problematic which is connected to the
problem of mental illness. In most of the cases, it can be stated that alcohol drinking
and smoking are few of the crucial factor which can lead to problem. Hence, one of
the main recommendation, which can be stated, is that no consumption of the above
drugs, which can helps in the management of the problematic in an good way.
 Life style: The life style of the people should be one of the control aspects, which
should be focused, which is due to the factor that proper life style can help in the
management of the problem in an right routine deprived of any procedures of
delinquent seen in the context. People should be caring for each other so that the vital
signs of mental illness can be managed in a proper method without any systems of
unruly.
Concluding Statement
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The engagement factor of the people with the problem of mental illness is one of the most
crucial factors, which should be focused in recent times. Person centered care should be
included in most of the situation due to the felling of the people who are having mental
illness and the mental condition they engage into.
The report can be determined on a note that the feature of mental illness in the
AUSTRALIA is playing an very crucial role which is directly impacting the factor of
economics of the country. In this context the people should be aware of the problem, which is
connected to the factor, and what are the issues areas, which can be seen in most of the
working conditions. Moreover, the care and communication of the people should be done in
an proper manner so that the control of the problem can be done in an correct style lacking
any forms of delinquent seen in the situation.
The main nursing standards for Practice for Registered Nurse which can be linked to the
mental illness is standard 1.6 which mainly states that the nurses should be maintaining
accuracy, timely documentation and comprehensive approach which should be leading to the
factor of proper planning which would be beneficial in the disease area.

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