Roles and Functions of Psychiatric
Roles and Functions of Psychiatric
Roles and Functions of Psychiatric
The word Mental means of the mind; that is your thoughts, feelings and understanding of
yourself and the world around you.
The word health means the working order of your body and mind.
So
Mental health = the working order of your mind.
If we are having problems with our mental health then we might feel:-
Sad, worried, confused, angry, in despair, hopeless, tearful, scared, irritable, panicky, numb,
guilty.
In addition we might think that we are:- unlovable, guilty, bad, evil.
How can you tell that someone has a mental health problem?
You may notice that someone close to you has changed. Perhaps they want to be
alone all the time and not go out.
Some people may do or say strange things.
They may hear or see things that nobody else can.
They may seem sad or cross all the time.
They may seem tired or have amazing amounts of energy.
They may hold strange beliefs.
They may believe someone or something is trying to harm them .so seem scared all
the time.
Amira E . Al-Othmali
1BScN , RN , N . Educator
Fact zone 1 IN 7 PEOPLE WILL DEVELOP A MENTALHEALTH
PROBLEM DURING THEIR LIFETIME
Involves the continuous and comprehensive psychiatric disorders and health maintenance.
Assessment
Diagnosis
Management
Evaluation
Amira E . Al-Othmali
2BScN , RN , N . Educator
1- Health promotion , Health protection , Disease prevention and treatment:
A- Assessment
1- Obtain and accurately documents a relevant health history .
2-Perform a comprehensive physical and mental health assessment
3- Perform a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation
( History of violence – Suicidal - self harm behavior – substance abuse).
4- Analyzes the relationship between normal physiology and specific disorder associated
with mental health problem.
5- Identifies and analyzes factors that affect mental health such as:
Genetics
Gender
Family
Environment
Trauma
Culture & ethnicity
Spiritual beliefs
Coping skills
Cognition
Socioeconomic status
Substance abuse
:Collect data from multiple sources using assessment techniques -6
Screening evaluations
Psychiatric rating scales
Genogram
Family assessment -7
Assess the impact of acute and chronic illness, psychiatric disorders and stressors -8
Demonstrates effective clinical interviewing skills -9
that facilitate therapeutic relationship
Amira E . Al-Othmali
3BScN , RN , N . Educator
B- Diagnosis of Health Status
Amira E . Al-Othmali
4BScN , RN , N . Educator