Mental Health!.......

Description & Why is it an NHPA?
1. Define: a state of well-being in which the individual realises his or her abilities, are able to cope with the normal pressures of life, can work productively and fruitfully and contribute to his or her community.
2. Promoting and restoring mental health is the primary focus.
3. mainly caused by chemical balances within the brain that can alter the way people perceive the world
4. symptoms range - severe or mild. No way of knowing who will be affected
5. most common types
  1. Anxiety
    1. Define: feeling of worry or nervousness when faced with a threat, danger or a stressful situation.
    2. taking over life is problem
    3. Affects 25% of population
    4. social phobias, panic disorders, OCD, post traumatic stress disorder etc.
  2. Depression
    1. Define: serious mood or affective disorder caused by physical imbalances in the brain that last for extended periods of time
    2. symptoms:ongoing sadness, loss of appetite and weight, inability to sleep, tiredness all the time, trouble concentrating, restless and feeling that life isn't worth it anymore.
6. NHPA b/c many cases go undiagnosed, most common non fatal BOD, rates have increased, can impact other diseases and has a stigma attached to it.
Costs
1. Direct
  1. Individual
    1. ongoing treatment
    2. medication
  2. Community
    1. Medicare and PBS
2. Indirect
  1. Individual
    1. inability to work
    2. employing others
  2. Community
    1. lost productivity
    2. welfare payments
3. Intangible
  1. Individual
    1. Cant participate in usual activities
    2. sadness and despair
  2. Community
    1. family may have to take time off work
    2. children may have to miss school
      1. look after parents
    3. Heightened level of anxiety as the individual undergoes treatment
Determinants
1. Biological
  1. Body Weight
    1. depression could result from low self esteem by being overweight.
  2. Genetic Predisposition
    1. mental illness in the family increase your risk
  3. Chemical Imbalence
    1. chemicals in brain assist in mood.
    2. Deficiency of some chemicals may result in depression (endorphins)
2. Behavioural
  1. Tobacco Use
    1. smokers have high rates
    2. mental health in youth could lead to use
  2. Alcohol Misuse
    1. used because of mental health issue
    2. use can bring on mental health
  3. Substance Abuse
    1. drugs = high rates of mental illness
    2. alter chemicals in the brain
    3. could take them because of mental health issue
    4. could bring on mental health
  4. Physical Activity
    1. releases endorphins that relieve stress and help maintain optimal health
    2. decreases your chances of gaining mental illness
3. Physical Environment
  1. Natural Disasters
    1. impact livelihoods of people and contribute to depression.
  2. Housing
    1. overcrowding > distress as can't be alone
    2. adequate sleep may promote stress and anxiety
    3. insecure can leave people anxious and scared
  3. Access to recreational facitilites
    1. access promotes exercise decreasing mental health
  4. Noise pollution
    1. creates stress leading the mental health
  5. Transport
    1. not having increases levels of distress
      1. can't connect with friends
    2. can't access facilities
4. Social
  1. Socioeconomic Status
    1. Low SES = high mental illness
      1. high rates of obesity, smoking, alcohol and drug misses, poor housing, poverty, lack of security
  2. Social Exclusion
    1. more likely to suffer mental health issues and also be Low SES
  3. Occupation
    1. work related stress can add to depressive symptoms
  4. Unemployment
    1. May experience prolonged feelings of anxiety as a result of not being able to provide for themselves and or family
  5. Stress
    1. prolonged increases depression
    2. lack of coping skills also leads to depression
  6. Early life experiences
    1. loss of parent, divorce or abusive parenting could be a trigger for mental health problems.
Health Promotions
1. Beyond Blue
2. National Mental Health Strategy
  1. gov funded. promotes mental health and its impacts
3. KidsMatter
  1. gov funded. create positive environments and promote mental health in younger cares such as kindergarden & primary schools.
4. Headspace

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