Mental Health Week – Confessions Of A Psychiatric Nurse

Submitted by NT Contributor on Sun, 06/12/2011 -07 dot 27 Submitted by NT Contributor on Thu, 06/16/2011 -01 dot 42 I worked in adult acute psych for 6 years, starting out as a tech and after all a charge nurse I truly understand what you refer to. I’ve worked in critical care since and find my psych nurse skills to be very needed at times and am always thinking outside the box of a normal staff nurse when dealing with difficult situations. While during which the free National Anxieties Disorders Screening Day is held, may is Mental Health Awareness Month.

They have all suffered from an anxiety disorder, America’s most common mental illness.

These individuals can experience lots of symptoms which can include spontaneous panic attacks, endlessly checking and rechecking their actions, persistent, uncontrollable worry and social anxiety, that interferes with their lives, unlike normal worries. With that said, while conforming to the National Institute for Mental Health, nearly a quarter of the American adult population will suffer from an anxiety disorder at some amount of time in their lives. So, consider what Kim Bassinger, Marc Summers and football great Earl Campbell have similar. Actually the symptoms of anxiety disorders are characterized by fear and anxiety that appear for no apparent reason.

Anxiety disorders include Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and ‘PostTraumatic’ Stress Disorder.

Effective treatments do exist, that can offer relief within a relativelypretty short timespan, albeit most sufferers never connect with appropriate treatment.

Left untreated, these conditions often become accompanied by depression, substance abuse and suicidal thoughts. That said, consider what Abraham Lincoln, Ernest Hemingway, and Brooke Shields have that is similar. Fewer than half, however, virtually seeks treatment, despite the fact that treatment can every October is designated as Mental Illness Awareness Week.

As pointed out by figures from the National Institute of Mental Health, depression and ‘manic depression’ strike more than 17 million Americans every year.

With a seizure disorder simply controlling their attacks, a sufferer has no better chance to just snap out of it than someone, for instance.

Manic depression’ includes feelings of euphoria or agitation. Oftentimes Surely it’s a real, pervasive condition that even has the potential to be life threatening. Nonetheless, clinical depression is more than just the ‘blues. Common symptoms of depression include feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness, restlessness and irritability, changes in sleep and appetite, loss of energy and thoughts of death or suicide. Accordingly the screenings initiatives are invaluable opportunities for people, who might otherwise be timid about discussing their concerns or symptoms, to do so without feeling pressured. Click The Pain of Depression -A Journey Through the Darkness For more information about National Depression Screening Day and National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day visit my website.com/yearly.htm You can also find information about free, online / inperson screenings for clinical depression and anxiety. Notice that since 1997, gerald Solfanelli is a Pennsylvania licensed psychologist and certified hypnotherapist in ‘full time’ private practice, who has participated with the National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day and the National Depression Screening Day.