Self-help groups for mental health

New Zealanders will experience a diagnosable mental condition in any given year (Ministry of Health and Health Promotion Agency, 2014). Contrary to this, despite the commonality of mental illness it is incredibly stigmatised. This can have extremely adverse implications on a person’s recovery. Ill mental health can be described as a condition that causes serious disorders in a person’s behaviour or thinking (Szabo, 2014). Schizophrenia is one mental illness in particular that has a serious…

education for queer students impact their mental health and emotional wellbeing? It is important to begin with an acknowledgement of the value of identity validation. Among LGBTQ+ communities across all age groups, geographic locations, and other social identifiers, a common experience is the lack of validation – or even recognition – of queer identities. This can become especially salient within sex educational contexts. I work as a Health Educator with Peer Health Exchange (PHE), a national…

The human brain is complex and not fully understood structure, so no doubt that individuals’ psychological state has an influence on both -wellbeing and physical health. A number of psychological factors influence our state of mind. These may include self-esteem, feeling loved (or abandoned) or motivation but also confidence, attitude or isolation. Psychological aspects have effects on people’s lives - can create barriers in communication, impact on developing coping mechanisms, affects…

Jaime: What Types of Nursing Degrees are in the Mental Health Field? There are various types of nursing degrees in the mental health field. The most common degree is psychiatric or mental health nursing, but specialized majors are available in adolescent, adult and geriatric mental health nursing. Psychiatric or Mental Health Nursing A psychiatric or mental health nursing degrees are designed for registered nurses with existing experience. Registered nurses need to have a specialized master’s…

Mental health is a very important issue in the modern world. Mental illness is a costly disorder due to its excessive medical treatment. The effects of deteriorating psychological health in the population are staggering. These effects can be brought on any number of sources such as the justice system, community, family, or school. These affect all sorts of groups of individuals. Internal and external environments on mental health have staggering effects. The youth population has a greater risk…

the integrative and healing properties of the creative process itself (Wadeson 1980). It was not until the 1960s that art therapy became an accepted profession. During this time, doctors began to realize that individuals who have been suffering from mental illnesses expressed themselves through forms of art. This led many artists and therapists to explore the use of art as a healing approach. This was also when the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) was first established as well. Ever…

death in young people between the ages of ten and twenty-four (“Suicide Prevention”). Because mental illnesses are a stigma difficult to discuss, it especially challenging to efficiently talk about suicidal thoughts with teenagers. Along with the stigmatism of mental illnesses, the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) community is stigmatized as well. Many youth who are committing suicide have a mental illness, or are LGBT. According to The Trevor Project, a non-profit, national suicide…

orientation, gender, physical and mental characteristics etc. with respect. Diversity means that people should be treated as individuals and appreciated for their uniqueness. Equality means to treat everyone the same respect regardless of any differences. Everyone should have equal rights and the opportunities to access resources and services regardless of their individual needs or differences. For example, equal access to a building for wheelchair users. Equality helps to prevent…

agencies designed to address mental health care. In effective clinical settings, psychoeducation can reduce the cost for the government to create and provide additional funding for patient readmission due to unsuccessful treatment goal (Jun, Merinder, Belgamwar, 2011). On the part patients, psychoeducation is one way of improving their understanding about their mental illness, and it also provides them useful information and options on where to access mental health services (Jun, Merinder,…

a. Significance of the research and literature review Mental health problems are currently considered as a burden in Vietnam. However, there are inadequate studies conducted in the country in this field. In few existed studies in mental health in Vietnam, the researchers present a fact that most Vietnamese people have limited perception of mental health, which leads to stigma and discrimination toward people having mental health problems. Those stigma and discrimination sometimes are…