| People who suffer from mental health
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| | health team.
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| problems often feel isolated and struggle
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| | The Key Worker
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| to cope with their routines on a day to
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| | People suffering from mental health
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| day basis. The community mental health
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| | problems will usually be assigned a key
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| team can be invaluable in helping someone
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| | worker, which can be anyone in the
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| with mental health issues regain some
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| | community mental health team. The key
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| control of their lives.
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| | worker ensures that the individual gets
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| The community mental health team consists
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| | the right kind of help that they need.
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| of a number of professionals who are
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| | They will regularly assess the progress
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| trained in their specific areas and can
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| | of an individual and report back to the
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| include psychiatrists, psychologists,
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| | rest of the team.
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| occupational therapists, social workers,
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| | Community Psychiatric Nurse or CPN
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| and of course the community psychiatric
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| | The key worker will often be a CPN who
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| nurse or CPN. Some specific problems or
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| | will usually make regular visits to
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| issues that can arise in addition to
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| | people with mental health problems in
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| existing mental health problems or which
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| | their own homes. They offer an important
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| can exacerbate or trigger mental health
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| | lifeline for people who are feeling
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| problems and which might need extra
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| | isolated and alone with their mental
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| consideration include:
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| | health problems or who are experiencing
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| Financial problems
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| | particular difficulties. They are aware
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| Physical disabilities
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| | of the many issues surrounding mental
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| Housing issues
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| | health and can listen as well as help
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| Divorce or relationship problems
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| | people talk through their problems in a
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| Childcare issues
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| | setting in which they feel comfortable.
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| Certain kinds of mental health problems
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| | The CPN will liaise with and work closely
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| may result in different needs and may
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| | with other members of the team to make
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| therefore require some specialist help to
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| | sure that any practical support and
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| deal with and these can include:
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| | assistance is offered when needed. They
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| Elderly depression and dementia
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| | will assess the individual regularly and
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| Child or Teen depression
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| | will discuss with them the effectiveness
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| Postnatal depression
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| | of their medication and any side effects
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| Bipolar disorder
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| | they might be experiencing. The family
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| Schizophrenia
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| | and loved ones of a person suffering from
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| Obviously, finding one person fully
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| | mental health problems often need
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| qualified and skilled in all of these
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| | additional support in order to understand
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| areas just isn't possible so the
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| | mental illness and to be able to cope
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| community mental health team work
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| | with it, the CPN can offer practical
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| together in order to ensure that the best
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| | advice and guidance.
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| advice and support is available as many
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| | Occupational Therapists
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| of the professionals involved will be
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| | Occupational therapists help individuals
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| trained in specialist areas that allow
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| | to cope with practical issues on a day to
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| them to offer a better service to people
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| | day basis in areas such as dressing,
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| suffering from specific problems. So
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| | toileting and feeding themselves and can
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| what sort of people make up the mental
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| | help individuals regain some control of
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| health team?
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| | their lives.
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| Psychiatrist
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| | Social workers
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| Patients can be referred to a
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| | Social workers can ensure that an
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| psychiatrist by their doctor. The
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| | individual gets access to various social
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| psychiatrist will then assess the patient
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| | services that will improve their quality
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| and decide on an appropriate form of
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| | of life and that they may be entitled to
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| treatment and medication including who
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| | such as home help, respite care and
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| will be responsible for carrying out any
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| | perhaps admission to day or residential
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| treatment programme. If a mental health
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| | centres. They can also offer assistance
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| problem is particularly severe then they
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| | in dealing with housing needs, financial
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| are also able to recommend that the
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| | difficulties or other social problems.
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| individual be detained in hospital for a
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| | The best care
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| period of time. However, this is a last
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| | Many other people can be involved in the
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| resort and also requires the approval of
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| | community mental health team including
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| another doctor and a social worker who
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| | various support workers, therapists,
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| all agree that this is the best option
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| | counsellors, and of course loved ones.
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| for an individual concerned either for
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| | Together they all make sure that the
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| the individual's safety or for the safety
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| | individual suffering from mental illness
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| of others.
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| | gets the best care possible. Each team
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| Psychologist
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| | member can make a valuable contribution
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| Psychologists have an understanding of
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| | to the individual's quality of life and
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| human behaviour, emotions and how the
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| | can help them not only to cope with their
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| mind works and although they cannot
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| | illness on a day to day basis but to
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| prescribe medication they can offer
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| | regain control over their lives and
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| various types of psychological therapies.
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| | integrate with the rest of the community
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| Patients can be referred to them by the
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| | in a positive and productive way.
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| doctor or other members of the community
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