Common MH Conditions
What is the leading cause of death for people living with mental illness?
Cardiovascular disease
What do you call the law that outlines the legal framework for mental health care? This promotes the recovery of a person who is experiencing metal ill health.
Mental Health Act 2007
What is the difference between Thought form/process and Thought content?
Thought form is how they said it.
Thought content is what they said.
What percentage of people living with a psychotic illness in Australia also had heart and circulatory conditions?
Over 25%
What do you call that previous model of care to predict risk and classify people who may be suicidal to low, medium, high levels? This model is no longer used.
Risk Stratification
In what decade where typical (first generation) antipsychotics discovered?
The 1950's
What are the 2 categories of admission that identifies a patient that is detained under the mental health act?
Mentally Ill
Mentally Disorder
How many types of perceptual disturbances/hallucinations are there?
5, one for each senses of the body
How many times more likely are you to develop diabetes if you have a serious mental illness?
2-3 times more likely
What are the 2 types of conceptualising risk factors?
Dynamic (Modifiable)
Enduring (Static/Stable)
What are the medications commonly used to treat bipolar disorder which are generally referred as "mood stabilisers"? At least 2 answers
Lithium
Anticonvulsant medications (sodium valproate/Epilim, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, gabapentin)
Give the 3 answers. Who are the mental health practitioners that can complete Form 1?
Psychiatrist
Psychiatric Registrar
Accredited Person
What is the difference between Affect and Mood?
Affect is the observable emotional/feeling state of the person.
Mood is the persons stated emotional state.
What percentage of people in Europe with mental illness receive appropriate treatment for their mental illness?
25%
What do you call the conditions or attributes that help people deal more effectively with stressful or crisis events and help mitigate risk factors?
Protective factors
When someone presenting with symptoms of NMS (Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome): GCS alterations, fever, muscle rigidity, autonomic dysfunction, fluctuating BP, tachycardia, and fainting). As nurses what are the 2-nursing management to do straight away?
Hold all medications.
Get an urgent medical review.
What is the legal act/section, that can be applied when a mental health assessment may be delayed because the person believes suffering from a condition or illness other than mental illness?
Section 33a
What is the definition of neologism?
A made up word.
How much likely are you to be diagnosed with bowel cancer if you also have a diagnosis of schizophrenia?
90%
True or False
Self-harm behaviours can be lethal, but this is not always in an intent of suicidality.
True
What are the 5 categories of psychotic symptoms?
Positive, Negative, Disorganised, Cognitive, and Related.
2 answers needed:
What do you call the section that facilitate detention of voluntary patient in a mental health facility?
How long a voluntary patient can be kept in the facility for the purpose of enabling a medical officer to exercise the officers function under this section?
Section 10 (3)
2 hours
What are the 5 types of perceptual disturbances or hallucinations?
Auditory, Visual, Tactile, Olfactory, Gustatory
Name 3 healthcare provider related factors that impede people with mental illness receiving physical healthcare?
Stigma
Physical complaints considered somatic delusions
Suboptimal care offered to people with MI
Lack of assessment and monitoring of physical health.
Underequipped to manage people with behavioural and emotional issues
Complexity of managing both psychiatric and medical care.
In managing consumers experiencing suicidality and self-harm behaviours: please provide at least 5 main nursing management in the ward.
Regular risk assessment
Increase review/ care level
Regular 1:1 engagement
Regular environment checks
Clear documentation.
Escalation to treating team, in-charged, and NUM/AHNUM.
Move consumers to a more visible area
Utilising distraction techniques
Utilised PRN if appropriate
Create Safety Plan
Educate consumers and next of keen.
Work in collaboration with consumers.