Mental health
Includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we
think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to
others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from
childhood and adolescence through adulthood
Types of anxiety disorders
-Generalized anxiety disorder
-Phobic disorders
-Obsessive disorders (OCD)
-Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Anxiety disorder symptoms
Fatigue, headache, increased HR and BP, Difficulty breathing
Nursing interventions for Anxiety disorders
Builds trust, restores comfort, modifies communication, adjusts teaching, helps
problem-solve, ensures safety
Treatments for anxiety disorders
Anti-anxiety medications, therapy
Types of mood disorders
Secondary depression, major depression, seasonal affective disorder,
suicidology
Symptoms for mood disorders
Sad mood, appetite changes, disturbed sleep, apathy, energy changes, suicidal
thoughts
Nursing interventions for mood disorders
Client teaching, implementing suicide precautions (if necessary), completing
assessments, family teaching
Includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we
think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to
others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from
childhood and adolescence through adulthood
Types of anxiety disorders
-Generalized anxiety disorder
-Phobic disorders
-Obsessive disorders (OCD)
-Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Anxiety disorder symptoms
Fatigue, headache, increased HR and BP, Difficulty breathing
Nursing interventions for Anxiety disorders
Builds trust, restores comfort, modifies communication, adjusts teaching, helps
problem-solve, ensures safety
Treatments for anxiety disorders
Anti-anxiety medications, therapy
Types of mood disorders
Secondary depression, major depression, seasonal affective disorder,
suicidology
Symptoms for mood disorders
Sad mood, appetite changes, disturbed sleep, apathy, energy changes, suicidal
thoughts
Nursing interventions for mood disorders
Client teaching, implementing suicide precautions (if necessary), completing
assessments, family teaching
