| Mental health as a significant part of human therapy | | | | to be more active in mental health care. The nature of |
| was introduced after the World War II when human | | | | nursing itself is a great foundation for developing |
| psychology was studied from human health viewpoint. | | | | mental health programs that follows closely patients' |
| Continuing research in to the nature of human | | | | progress. In the United States, the Diagnostic and |
| psychology and mental health is now providing health | | | | Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders recognizes this |
| care professional more insights to develop treatment, | | | | role and prescribes the role or nursing professionals as |
| therapy and rehabilitation that is more sensitive to the | | | | well as their potential for the field. |
| needs of patients but also considers more the reality | | | | A comprehensive understanding of the fundamental |
| of patients' lives. Developments in technology and | | | | principles of mental health diagnoses, illness and |
| health care services are changing the field of mental | | | | treatment is a knowledge base that all medical |
| health nursing. Concurrent researches in the fields of | | | | professionals should have. Current trends in nursing |
| psychology and sociology have revealed the | | | | have indicated that nurses are dealing more with |
| importance of mental health and the programs that | | | | mental health conditions than before. This development |
| promote and support mental health care. | | | | maybe because of advances in mental health that |
| Today, these trends have continued to emphasize the | | | | have allowed better detection of mental illnesses but it |
| importance of creating rehabilitative mental health | | | | can also be indicative of increasing mental health illness |
| programs that encourage re--socialization and | | | | prevalence. Regardless of whether the increasing |
| empowerment of mental health patients. | | | | trend is because of positive or negative reasons, the |
| Simultaneously, the nursing profession is seen the need | | | | reality is greater demand for mental health care. |