The Mental Health Care Act And Mental Illness

All About Mental Health
The Mental Health Care Act is a law in the United Kingdom that is very similar to the concept of citizen's arrest. The idea is that if an individual in the community feels that the mental

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What Is PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?

What Is PTSD?
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

What Is PTSD?
PTSD is known as post-traumatic stress disorder and may develop after an event involving actual or threatened death or injury to an individual or someone else during this time the person felt intense

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The Mental Health Care Act And Mental Illness | Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy

All About Mental Health

The Mental Health Care Act is a law in the United Kingdom that is very similar to the concept of citizen’s arrest. The idea is that if an individual in the community feels that the mental state or mental health of an individual risks the safety of the person or people around them the individual can be detained by the local authority.

Mental Illness

Naturally, the Mental Health Care Act is one that many people find to be cruel and unusual. It would be all too easy for someone to take advantage of the system and start pushing for individuals who do not really need to be detained to be detained.

The unfortunate truth is that while this act is deemed cruel and a little extreme that it is also necessary. This is because the mental health or mental illness of an individual does not necessarily just affect them and stop there. Depending on the mental health condition of the person they could put individuals in their community at serious risk. This is why it is important to realize that the mental health care act is not about being cruel it is about the mental health and well-being of all people in the community. It is about providing mental health nursing and mental health services to individuals who are sometimes unaware or unwilling to admit that they have mental health disorders.

Mental Health Disorders

It is not necessarily the case that a person with a mental health disorder wants to hurt people or even that they do not want to seek help. It is their very mental state sometimes that leads them to think that they are perfectly fine or that what they are doing would never hurt themselves or others. While it is definitely not true of everyone, when it comes to mental health services there are some people who need to be forced into getting the help that they desperately need.

What Is Mental Health?

For individuals who still doubt whether or not this act is absolutely necessary, it helps to understand everything about mental health. The truth is that mental health is no different than your physical health and it is certainly just as important. In fact, your mental well-being is often considered to be more important. This is because everything you do and everything you do not do is decided by your brain. If your brain is not healthy and not in working order it can make it difficult for you to do normal everyday tasks. It can also make it difficult for you to know right from wrong. This is why a lot of people need the mental health care act. Some individuals who struggling to tell right from wrong run the risk of making poor choices and harming themselves in a number of ways.

Ian Smith (Distinction) D.Hyp  T.F.T  M.U.F.H  M.A.A.H  U.K.C.H.O  N.R.H  C.I.S.H
Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy in North Shields
Telephone: 0774 3353367.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy

What Is PTSD?

PTSD is known as post-traumatic stress disorder and may develop after an event involving actual or threatened death or injury to an individual or someone else during this time the person felt intense fear, helplessness or horror. Military service, natural disasters or hostage situations can cause this disorder, with symptoms including diminished responsiveness to stimuli, anxiety, sleep disorders, persistent reliving of the event as well as difficulty concentrating. PTSD is classified as a mental health disorder. PTSD can be compared to an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders follow an exposure to a life threatening or extreme event that has evoked great horror and helplessness much like PTSD as well as being characterized by flashbacks, nightmares and impaired functioning. The essential feature of PTSD is severe anxiety which is a state of constant or recurring alarm and fearfulness.

What Are The Symptoms Of PTSD?

It is known that 10 percent of all Americans have had or will have PTSD at some point within their life. Panic attacks are characterized by intense emotional feelings associated with PTSD and associated by physical symptoms such as short breath, sweating, heart palpitations and chest pains. Depression is one of the most commonly occurred disorders associated with PTSD. Symptoms for depression include loss of interest or pleasure in activities, considerable amount of weight loss as well as weight gain, difficulty falling asleep or sleeping too much, felling worthless and guilty as well as the thoughts of ending one’s life. Depression is also known as a very common mental illness just like post-traumatic stress disorder. A person with schizophrenia has been found to have had a history of traumatic stress than those without. Bipolar is a condition that is characterized by severe mood changes from highs that are manic to lows known as depression that also affect a person’s attitude, energy and ability to function.

What Do You Do If You Think You Have PTSD?

If you or a loved one is believed to have PTSD it is important to seek help immediately. Early treatment is better and can help a person deal with symptoms now before they get worse in the future with not seeking treatment. Be willing to listen to family and friends who have been affected and encourage them to seek counseling. If you are affected by PTSD try and recognize the feeling’s and talk to others about your fears and know what feelings are normal responses to an abnormal situation. PTSD can also make a person’s physical health worse so getting help for a person’s PTSD could help to improve their overall physical health. Cognitive behavioral therapy is known as a type of counseling for post-traumatic stress disorder and the most effective type. Medications like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are an antidepressant that can help with the feelings to make you less sad and worried.

Hypnotherapy For PTSD

If you are looking to find hypnotherapy in Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland or South Shields contact clinical hypnotherapist Ian Smith today. Hypnotist Ian Smith is an Internationally respected therapist who has many years of professional experience in the hypnotherapy business. 

Ian Smith (Distinction) D.Hyp  T.F.T  M.U.F.H  M.A.A.H  U.K.C.H.O  N.R.H  C.I.S.H
Quays Clinic of Hypnotherapy in North Shields
Telephone: 0774 3353367.