The Psychiatric Nurse Patient Relationship
• Some attributes of mental health
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o Spirituality is one of the highest defense mechanisms we have
â–ª Enormous comfort for people especially around loss
• Influences that can have an impact on an individual’s mental health
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• Mental health continuum of biologically based disorders
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o Psychosis – patients we will be seeing in inpatient units
o Patients cannot be admitted unless they are imminently a dange