MENTAL HEALTH

Assessment in Care Pathway in Mental Health

Assessment in Care Pathway in Mental Health

Values and Principles that Underpin Assessment

Nursing Models for Mental Health Practices

It has been argued that nursing models that have been used in mental health are archaic and fall short when it comes to an evidence base. This is not to say that nursing models cannot be used, however, and we appreciate that many clinical areas and many mental health nurse educators still find nursing models useful, especially as a framework for helping learners undertake assessments with service users (Stevenson 2002, pp. 29).

Statutory and Non-Statutory Initiatives for Mental Health Promotion

It is important to consider the leading provisions of mental health policy within the context of wider governmental policy. The statutory and non-statutory initiatives focus on identifying the structural causes behind poor mental health in the British society. It then aims to lay a foundation of a sound health and mental health system in the society. The government alone will not be able to do as much as it would be able to deliver together with other agencies and not-for-profit organizations (Donahue 2010, Pp. 203).

Maintain Professional Standards to Ensure Quality Care for Clients

Relationship between nurse and patient can be defined as a continuous process of interaction and communication that would create understanding, honesty, humility and mutual respect. Significance of this patient-nurse relationship is very important in adult mental health nursing. This development of relationship with the patient helps out other members of the interdisciplinary team to gauge the right and correct response of patient towards the progress of medical treatment (Peate 2009, Pp. 79).

Measurement Strategy to Assess the Quality of Care

The Health Promotion Entities and other such organizations should have specific facilities for programs of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, which are independent of the facilities of the medical care. The goal of this healthcare organization must be to ensure quality healthcare services to its mental health patients (Lucas, 2005).

Critiquing the MDQ tool

Mood disorder can be difficult to detect and diagnose. Some people go as long as 10 years or more before receiving a correct bipolar diagnosis. Usually, it is easy to identify patients with mood disorder in moderate to severe forms. Therefore, we must pay special attention to the identification of mood disorders in primary care.

A mood disorder questionnaire is a type of mood disorder test that helps to determine what kind of symptoms you may be feeling based on a series of questions. Using a questionnaire is a good way to perform a self diagnosis to determine if you are suffering from a mood disorder. You should be willing to answer questions as truthfully as possible to help determine what type of mood disorder you may be suffering from to help determine the very best course of action to treat it (Ellis, 2004).

One study noted that many patients with mood disorder have waited until five years before being correctly diagnosed. This was due in part to the fact that patients did not seek treatment, 35% ...