MNS Care for FLW- Introduction to Mental Health & Mental Disorders.pdf

MNS MENTAL HEALTH

1. Introduction to Mental Health & Mental
Disorders
For FLW

2. •Understandwhatismentalhealthandwhataremental
healthdisorders.
•Understandthecausesofmentaldisordersandthefactors
affectingmentalhealth.
•Getageneraloverviewoftreatmentformentaldisorders.
•Knowwhatarethemythsandfactsassociatedwithmental
healthandmentaldisorders
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

3. 1.Mentalillnessiscausedbyevilspiritorsupernaturalpower.
2.Mentalillnessesareuntreatable.
3.Lackofwillpowercausesmentalillness.
4.Marriagecancurementalillness.
5.Mentallyillpatientsbelongtohospitals.
QUIZ ON MYTHS AND FACTS

4. 6.Mentalhealthproblemsareonlyseeninilliterate,poorpeople.
7.Peoplewithmentalillnesscanneverbeproductiveordonormalwork
likenormalpeople.
8.Mentalillnessisunlikephysicalillness;theillnessisreallyallinperson's
head.
9.Mentallyillpeoplehaveweakcharacterssincetheycan'tcopewiththe
worldinthesamewaythattherestofusdo.
10.Onceapsychiatricpatient,alwaysapsychiatricpatient.

5. 11.Childrendon’tsufferfrompsychiatricillnesses.
12.Mentalhealthdisordersarearesultofbadparenting.
13.Mentalillnessesarecontagious.
14.Attemptingsuicideisasignofcowardice.
15.Mentallyillpatientsareviolentanddangerous.

6. Mental Health is a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her
own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively
and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.
-World Health Organization
WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH?

7. A MENTALLY HEALTHY PERSON CAN…

8. 1. Recall at least 1 positive emotion/feeling that you experienced?
2. What was happening at that time? (Situation)
3. Recall at least 1 negative emotion/feeling that you experienced?
4. What was happening at that time? (Situation)
EXERCISE

9. •Mentalhealthisnotjusttheabsenceofdisorder.
•Mentalhealthandphysicalhealthgohand-in-hand.
•Mentalhealthisimportantforindividual,family,communityandnationalwell-
being.
•Nohealthwithoutmentalhealth.
•Itiseveryone’sresponsibilitytotakecareofourandothers’mentalhealth.
IMPORTANT POINTS TO
REMEMBER

10. •Person’sabilitytothink,
feelandbehaveis
affected.
•Thisinturnaffects
relationshipsandwork.
WHAT ARE MENTAL
DISORDERS?

11. Common Mental
Disorders
•Depressive
disorders (sad
mood)
•Anxiety disorders
(fear and worry)
•Somatic disorders
(bodily symptoms)
Severe Mental Disorders
•Psychosis
⚬Hearing voices
⚬Seeing
things/people
⚬Feeling things on
skin
⚬Unreal beliefs
•Mood disorders
Child and Adolescent
Mental Disorders
•Intellectual
Development
Disability (IDD)
•Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD)
•Oppositional Defiant
Disorder (ODD)
•Conduct disorder
Neurological
Conditions
•Epilepsy
•Dementia
Substance Use Disorders
•Alcohol
•Tobacco
•Otherillegalsubstances
(ganja,hashish,etc.)
Suicide Ideation Behaviours
•Thoughts and plans about
killing oneself
CATEGORIES OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

12. FACTORS AFFECTING MENTAL
HEALTH

13. Nosinglecause.Combinationoffactors,suchas:
Stressful life
events
Biological
factors
Individual
psychological
factors
(poorself-esteem)
Adversechildhood
lifeevents
(abuse,neglect)
CAUSES OF MENTAL HEALTH
DISORDERS

14. SYMPTOMS INDICATING PROBABLE MENTAL
HEALTH PROBLEMS
Thinking
Concentration
Memory
Judgement
False beliefs
Psychological
Sad mood
Loss of interest
Excess fear
Physical
Aches
Sleep
Appetite
Weakness
Behavioral
Aggression
Excess speech
Isolation
Self-harm
Imagining
Voices
People
Things
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15. TREATMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
DISORDERS
•Chronic if left untreated.
•Effective, safe and affordable treatments for mental health
disorders areavailable.
•Disorder-specific and personalised treatments.15

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17. KEY FACTS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
DISORDERS
•Affect anyone –men, women, rich, poor, etc.
•Common –1 in 5 adults.
•They don’t always look different from others.
•Range from common to severe conditions.
•More than just ‘stress’.
•Maybe brief or long-term.
•Affects quality of life –work, relationships, etc.
•Effects of stress on entire family.
•Effective forms of treatment.
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18. Thank You