Mental health promotion – This book covers the entire syllabus of “Psychiatric Nursing” prescribed by the Universities of Bangladesh- for Basic and diploma nursing students. We tried to accommodate the latest information and topics. This book is an examination-friendly setup according to the teachers’ lectures and examination questions.
At the end of the book previous university questions are given. We hope in touch with the book students’ knowledge will be upgraded and flourish. The unique way of presentation may make your reading of the book a pleasurable experience.
Mental health promotion
Mental health promotion is a “state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.
(Ref: Lecture, Mohakhali Nursing College)
Or,
“A state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.”
Approach for mental health promotion:
1. Identifies risks that may contribute to illness or disability
2. Recognizes the interrelatedness of mental health and physical health
3. Communities can often reduce the severity of mental illness and promote recovery through early identification of individuals who may need assistance or support.
4. Focuses on prevention and promotes mental health across the lifespan.
5. Public health also plays an important role in early intervention and recovery
6. Public health systems can also connect individuals with community resources and provide information on maintaining positive mental health across the lifespan to help support people living people living with mental illness.
(Ref: Lecture, Mohakhali Nursing Collegel)
Goals of mental health promotion:
Community health efforts accomplish the goal through three prolonged effort to –
1. Increase the span of healthy life for all citizens.
2. Reduce health disparities among population groups.
3. Achieve access to preventive services for everyone.
[Ref- Lesson Plan Volume 2/p 241]
Interventions require a variety of skills and resources, including:
➤ funding
➤ technical assistance
➤ organization
➤ management
➤ education
➤ communications.
➤ leadership and promotion
➤ Political support.
Mental Health promotion evaluation and effectiveness:
➤ Evaluation of health promotion, public health or public policy interventions
➤ Risk behaviour in health and the effect of interventions in influencing health-related behaviour in professionals, patients and the public
➤ Evaluation of preventative actions
➤ Including the evidence base for early interventions on children and families, support for social and economic development development
➤ Understanding of pre-determinants of health including the effect of social cohesion on health outcomes
Strategy
Strategies for health promotion:
Five strategies for health promotion-
1. Building healthy public policy
2. Creating supportive environment.
3. Strengthening community action,
4. Developing personal skills.
5. Re-orienting health services.
[Ref- K. Parks/25]
Multiple interventions and strategies required in health promotion:
A population health approach calls for multiple and complementary interventions and strategies across different levels. Currently, resources and attention are heavily focused on one-to-one interventions within the health care system, aimed largely at the restoration of health.
The challenge is to move beyond the individual to the family, community, and society. Strategies are broad approaches, and often are linked to specific agents of change and settings. Strategy examples include:
➤ policy development and coordination
➤ regulatory actions
➤ research
➤ community action
➤ capacity building
➤ partnerships
➤ education and public awareness
➤ Organizational and administrative reviews.
A successful mix of interventions and strategies will:
1. Produce incremental and comprehensive change.
2. Address the broad determinants of health in complementary ways.
3. Reduce inequities.
4. Be comprehensive across the range of health actions.
5. Integrate across health outcomes.
6. Deal with the entire lifespan.
7. Work within multiple settings, such as the home, school, workplace and community.
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