Session Overview
Session Overview
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By the end of this session you will be able to:
Explain how common mental illness is in the general population
Describe the breadth (or range) of mental health diagnoses and presentations
Explain the concept of parity of esteem
Identify sources of support for an individual with a mental health diagnosis or learning disability
Describe principles that health care workers can incorporate into their clinical practice to improve interactions with patients with mental health needs
Mental health problems can affect someone’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours. They are very common.
1 in 4 people will experience mental illness during their lifetime. The lifetime risk of mental health problems is higher than the lifetime risk of some common physical illnesses such as breast cancer (1 in 9) or bowel cancer (1 in 14). Among people under 65 years, nearly half of all ill health is mental illness.
Mental health problems can affect anyone of any age from children to the very old. Different mental health problems are more likely at different stages of life. For example, young people are more likely to have worries about their body image whereas older people are more likely to have memory problems.
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