| Mental health problems are common with
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| | regular basis, will identify and help you
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| around 25% of the population believed to
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| | deal with any problems you might have and
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| be suffering from some form of mental
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| | put you in touch with others who can
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| health problem at any point in time.
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| | help, they will monitor your mediation
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| Anyone suffering from a mental health
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| | and any effects of that medication and
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| problem can access proper treatment and
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| | will generally offer support. They will
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| most who do seek help will make a
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| | work closely with other professionals in
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| complete recovery but unfortunately,
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| | the team so that everyone is aware of any
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| there are still people who are afraid of
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| | particular issues or challenges that need
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| admitting that they cannot cope or that
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| | to be dealt with. The CMHT will also
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| they need help and will suffer
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| | regularly inform your doctor about your
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| unnecessary mental distress due to lack
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| | progress, your medication and any other
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| of understanding about their illness or
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| | issues involved in your case.
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| awareness of what help is available. So
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| | It might be that you need help from other
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| what mental health services are available
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| | professionals. For example, an
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| to anyone suffering from mental illness?
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| | occupational therapist can help you
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| Doctor
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| | regain some independence in your life if
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| The first point of contact is your
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| | you are suffering from any disabilities,
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| doctor. They will be able to make a full
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| | they can help you to do things for
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| assessment of your symptoms and your
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| | yourself and improve your confidence in
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| physical and mental health in general as
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| | areas such as dressing, washing and other
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| well as take into consideration any other
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| | practical skills. Social workers can help
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| factors involved including any family
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| | with many social problems such as housing
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| history of mental illness in order to
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| | needs, financial issues and maybe
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| make an accurate diagnosis because an
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| | parenting or child care challenges.
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| accurate diagnosis is essential if the
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| | Basically, the Community Mental Health
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| right help and assistance is to be
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| | Team enables you to access the right kind
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| offered. For most people, a simple visit
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| | of help from professionals who are
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| to the doctor may be all that is required
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| | trained in a specific area.
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| to put them on the road to recovery.
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| | Hospital
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| However, your doctor might feel that you
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| | It might be that you need to spend some
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| could also benefit from other mental
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| | time in hospital to get over a
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| health services so once he or she has
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| | particularly difficult episode of mental
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| made a diagnosis they will be able to
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| | illness or where it is considered
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| start you on a suitable treatment
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| | appropriate but this decision is not
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| programme which could include medication
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| | taken lightly. Hospitals can offer safety
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| and/or referral to other professionals or
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| | and protection and many people will
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| specialists in the community mental
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| | voluntarily admit themselves to hospital
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| health team as required, for example,
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| | in order to get the right assistance and
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| social workers, psychologists,
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| | support. However, there are also
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| psychiatrists, various types of
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| | compulsory admissions made under the
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| counsellors or therapists and so on.
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| | Mental Health Act in order to protect the
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| The Community Mental Health Team (CMHT)
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| | person themselves or those around them.
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| It may be that you require specialist
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| | For some people, the thought of admission
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| skills in order to help you cope with
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| | to hospital can be frightening but it is
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| your mental illness and as one person
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| | important to remember that a stay in
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| couldn't conceivably be an expert in
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| | hospital can be a lifesaver and hospitals
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| every single area, you could be referred
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| | are there to help and are better equipped
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| to someone in the community mental health
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| | to deal with particularly severe cases of
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| team. The community mental health team
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| | mental illness.
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| will vary depending on which area that
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| | More support
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| you live, some may be attached to a
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| | Family and friends can be instrumental in
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| hospital or work from a doctors surgery
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| | helping someone who is suffering from
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| and others could possibly have their own
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| | mental health problems to progress and
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| clinic in a separate building but
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| | regain control of their lives and as such
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| typically, they consist of professionals
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| | are an extremely important part of any
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| such as psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses
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| | support network. There are also numerous
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| who may also be trained to deal with
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| | other agencies, support organisations,
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| specific problems or behaviours, clinical
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| | and charities offering help to people
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| psychologists, occupational therapists,
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| | suffering from various mental health
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| social workers, and various other
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| | problems. Some will also tackle issues
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| therapists and counsellors.
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| | related to mental health by raising
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| It is quite likely that one person will
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| | awareness in the community and others can
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| be appointed as your key worker and will
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| | provide information, advice and support
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| be liaising with you on a regular basis
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| | to people who are affected by mental
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| and visiting you at home. This person
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| | health problems in their family. You can
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| could be a social worker, a nurse, some
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| | ask your doctor or mental health
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| type of therapist or quite commonly, a
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| | professional what other assistance is
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| community psychiatric nurse or CPN.
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| | available in your area.
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| The CPN will assess your progress on a
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