Mental Health vs Mental Illness
Mental Health – Able to recognize own potential, Cope with normal stress, Work productively
and Make contribution to community.
Mental Illness – Disorders with definable diagnosis.
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Mental Health vs Mental Illness
Mental Health – Able to recognize own potential, Cope with normal stress, Work productively
and Make contribution to community.
Mental Illness – Disorders with definable diagnosis.
Significant dysfunction in mental functioning related to development, biological and
physiological disturbance.
Resilience – Ability and capacity to secure resources to support wellbeing.
Characterized by Optimism, Mastery and Competence (essential to recovery)
Culture:
No standard measure for mental health
Based on interpretations of effective functioning according to societal norms
What a particular culture deems acceptable and unacceptable
Mentally Ill – those who violate social norms and threaten (make anxious) those observing them
QSEN – Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
Patient Centered Care – Care should be given with respect and responsiveness, and the patient’s
values (instead of our own), preferences and needs should guide care.
Teamwork and collaboration – Nurses and interprofessionals teams maintain open
communication, respect and shared decision making.
Evidence-based practice – integrating the best current evidence while considering patient/family
values and preferences.
Quality Improvement – Monitoring the outcome of care. Be care designers and test changes that
result in quality care.
Safety – Do not add further injury or infection. Minimize harm to patients and providers through
effectiveness and individual performance.
Informatics – Information and technology is used to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate
error and support decision making.
Classification of Mental Illness:
Axis I – Psychiatric Diagnosis
Axis II – Personality Disorders
Axis III – Identified General Medical Disorders
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