Introduction to Mental health Nursing

 Psychiatry :- 

It is a breach of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness.

Psychitric Nursing:-

It is a specialized area of nursing practice,employing theories of human behaviour as it is a science and the purposeful use of self as it is an act , in the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual and potential mental health problem.

                          ----- ANA 1994

Definition

1.  Mental health:- Mental health is a state of well being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of the life, can work productively and frutifully and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.

       ----Accoding to WHO

Mental illness:-  A Mental disorder is characterized by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotional regulation or behaviour. It is usually associated with distress or impairment in important area of functioning.

Components of Menta

l Health

The components of mental health include: 

• The ability to accept self:-

A mentally healthy individual feels comfortable about himself. He feels reasonable secure and adequately accepts his shortcomings. In other words, he has self - respect.

• The capacity to feel right towards others. 

An individual who enjoys good mental health is able to be sincerely interested in other's welfare. He has friendship that are satisfying and lasting. He is able to feel a part of a group without being submerged by it. He takes responsibility for his neighbour and his fellow members.

• The ability to fulfill life's tasks.

A mentally healthy person is able to think for himself, set reasonable goals and take his own decision. He does something about the problems as they arises. He shoulders his daily responsibility, and is not bowled over by his own emotions of fear, anger, love or guilt.