Mental Health and Mental Illness: Understanding the Basics
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What is the main criterion for involuntary admission to a mental health facility?

  • The individual is a danger to themselves or others (correct)
  • The individual is unable to pay for treatment
  • The individual is unwilling to seek treatment
  • The individual is experiencing a mental disorder

    • What is the primary purpose of voluntary admission to a mental health facility?

  • To allow individuals to seek treatment willingly (correct)
  • To provide treatment against the individual's will
  • To protect others from the individual
  • To conduct research on mental health

    • What is emphasized in the treatment and rehabilitation of individuals with mental disorders?

  • The focus on pharmacological interventions
  • The need for electroconvulsive therapy
  • The importance of appropriate and humane care (correct)
  • The use of restraints and isolation

    • What is the primary purpose of protecting the property rights of individuals with mental disorders?

    <p>To safeguard their interests and assets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is outlined in the legal procedures and safeguards of the mental health ordinance?

    <p>The procedures for admission, treatment, and discharge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key right of individuals with mental disorders under the mental health ordinance?

    <p>The right to access appropriate treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of informed consent in voluntary admission?

    <p>It ensures the individual's autonomy and decision-making capacity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who conducts the assessment for involuntary admission?

    <p>A mental health professional</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of the mental health ordinance in Pakistan?

    <p>To provide appropriate treatment and care to individuals with mental disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the rights of persons with mental disorders in the mental health ordinance?

    <p>They are highlighted to ensure dignity, privacy, and confidentiality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Mental Health and Mental Illness

    • Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes their own abilities, can cope with normal stresses of life, and is able to make a contribution to their community.
    • Capacity to think, feel, and act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life, deal with challenges.

    Mental Health Problems

    • Alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior associated with significant distress and impaired functioning over an extended period of time.
    • Diminished capacities (cognitive, emotional, behavioral) and interactions with society and environment.

    Mental Illness

    • A wide range of conditions that affect a person's thinking, feeling, mood, behavior, or relationships.

    Factors Causing Mental Illness

    • Biological factors:
      • Genetic cause
      • Biochemical alterations
      • Infections
      • Intoxication
    • Psychological factors:
      • Maternal separation
      • Abnormal parental relationship
      • Marriage problems
      • Peer relationship
      • Brain damage
      • Stress
      • Vascular causes
      • Perinatal causes
      • Low self-esteem
      • Unemployment
      • Religions
      • Traditions
      • Early marriages
      • Increased population
      • Lack of resources

    Cultural Aspects of Mental Illness

    • People related to the individual or from the same cultural group are less likely to label an individual's behavior as mentally ill.
    • Highly educated individuals are more likely to recognize mental illness behaviors.
    • Women are more likely than men to recognize symptoms of mental illness and seek assistance.
    • Greater cultural distance from mainstream society leads to a greater likelihood of negative response to mental illness.

    Psychiatry

    • A branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness.

    History of Psychiatry

    • Primitive beliefs regarding mental illness:
      • Possession by evil spirits
      • Soul loss
      • Broken taboo or sin
    • History of psychiatry in Pakistan:
      • Roots in ancient healing practices
      • First mental hospital, Fountain House, established in Lahore in 1963
      • Establishment of psychiatric units and training of mental health professionals
      • Mental Health Ordinance introduced in 2001 to address stigma and promote mental health awareness

    Psychiatric Nursing

    • Deals with the promotion of mental health, prevention of mental illness, care, and rehabilitation of mentally ill individuals.
    • Specialized area of nursing practice employing theories of human behavior, as an art and science.

    History of Psychiatric Nursing

    • Prior to 1860, psychiatric treatment was by custodial care.
    • Florence Nightingale's philosophy of treating a patient as a member of the family and part of society laid the foundation of psychiatric nursing.

    Mental Health Ordinance 2001, Pakistan

    • Article 25 of the constitution states that all persons, including mentally ill people, are equal before the law.
    • Key features:
      • Voluntary and involuntary admissions
      • Rights of persons with mental disorders
      • Treatment and rehabilitation standards
      • Protection of property rights
      • Legal procedures and safeguards

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