Mental Health Nursing comprehensive study Guide

Mental Health Nursing comprehensive study Guide State of complete physical, mental, and social wellness, not merely absence of disease or infirmity, this is known as: mental health How was mental illness viewed historically? possessed by demons, violation of social norms What was published by APA and used by all mental health professionals? DSM-M-V (diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders) What does DSM-M-V do? guide to the diagnosis of mental disorders Treatments of mental health in history starving, purging, and bloodletting Period of enlightenment (1790s) Creation of asylums Why was the period short lived? abuse, whipped & beaten, isolating patients from their families What is deinstitutionalization? shift from institutions to community facilities Percentage of Canadians experiencing a mental illness in their lifetime is 20% With the aging population, what diseases are increased? alzheimers and dementia Causes of mental illness 1. genetics & heredity 2. psychoimmunology 3. infections (viruses) 4. drug use - marijuana, can cause MH is there is a predisposition Excitatory neurotransmitters include epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine Where is dopamine stored? brainstem What does dopamine control? movement, motivation, and cognition, emotions