Transcript Dr Maggie McGurgan PowerPoint

Dr Maggie Mc Gurgan
‘Businesses that don’t take mental health seriously
will not be successful…….the capabilities that
companies require now centre more on
innovation, communication & emotional
intelligence than just the more straightforward
requirements of strength, dexterity & intellect
that characterised previous eras.’
- Dr Paul Litchfield
• 3/10 employees will have a mental
health problem of some sort in any
one year
Outline
What is Mental
Health?
What is Mental
Health?
What is Mental
Health?
• What is
HEALTH?
No health without
mental health.
What is Health?
• Physical Health
How our bodies are
Having a healthy body
is really important
Keeping fit
Eating well
Adequate sleep
Stress management
What is Health?
• Mental Health
How our minds are
Thoughts, feelings, emotions &
behaviours
Having a healthy mind is just
as important as having a
healthy body
Can’t ever properly have one
without the other!
The same things that keep our
bodies healthy also keep our
minds healthy
Stress vs Mental Illness
• Distinction between ‘pressure’,
‘stress’ & ‘mental health problems’
• Everyone feels under pressure
sometimes but not everyone suffers
the adverse effects of stress or a
mental health problem
• One persons ‘spur to action’ is
another’s nightmare & cause of
‘melt down’
• Ability to work under pressure varies
according to what is happening in
rest of one’s life
Stress vs Mental Illness
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Educate staff about stress
Encourage discussion
Raise awareness
Use resources appropriate to
your service
Mental Health ProblemsThe Facts:
• Extremely common
in
• These kinds of illnesses therefore rank alongside
cardiovascular disorders and cancer as among
the nation's biggest health problems.
Mental Health ProblemsThe Facts:
• Can take many forms including –
severe stress, depression, bipolar affective disorder,
schizophrenia, eating disorders, anxieties, phobias,
obsessive compulsive disorder, drug and alcohol abuse,
post-traumatic stress disorder, complex bereavement and
dementia.
• These are issues which could affect any one of
us.
Mental Health ProblemsThe Facts:
• Named conditions – be informed!
• http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfor
mation.aspx
Mental Health ProblemsThe Facts:
• People feel very uncomfortable talking about
mental health
• A reason for this is stigma
• People with mental illness can be stereotyped and
discriminated against
• By ridiculing someone we create a barrier that
makes us think we aren’t like that person.
• We want to believe ‘that could never be me’.
• For some people the impact of stigma is worse
than the symptoms of their illness.
• We are frightened of mental illness in a way that
we are not about physical illness.
Mental Health ProblemsThe Facts:
• Psychiatrists are all too aware of the issue of stigma. It
affects every sphere of our work.
• It makes people reluctant to admit that they are struggling
with mental health difficulties and this can delay treatment
and support.
• We are aware of how people’s recovery can be held back
by the barriers that stigma creates, often through problems
encountered at work.
• To reduce stigma and discrimination we need much better
education.
• Teaching people the facts about mental health problems
and getting rid of the myths.
Mental Health ProblemsThe Facts:
• ALL mental health problems can be helped by:
– Support
– Talking Therapies
– Medications
• The prognosis for the vast majority of conditions is very
positive with the right help
• In most cases, even those with long term conditions can
be supported to lead full & productive lives including
employment.
Schizo, psycho, nutter, freak;
Crazy, loser, loner, geek.
Mental, oddball, spacer, mad;
Loony, bonkers, dangerous, bad.
Wacko, threat, capable of killing;
Insane, scary, not the full shilling.
Animal, maniac, wrong in the
head;
Violent, evil…better off dead.
Stigma?
• Diabetes
• Epilepsy
• Asthma…….
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• Depression
• Alcoholism
• Schizophrenia
Stigma?
• Diabetes
• Epilepsy
• Asthma…….
• Depression
• Alcoholism
• Schizophrenia
Warning Signs
• An increase in unexplained absences or sick
leave.
• Poor performance.
• Poor-time-keeping.
• Increased use of alcohol, drugs, tobacco or
caffeine.
• Frequent headaches and backaches.
• Withdrawal from social contact.
• Poor judgement / indecision.
• Constant tiredness or low energy.
• Unusual displays of emotion, e.g. frequent
irritability or tearfulness.
Warning Signs
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Working slowly
Missing deadlines
Difficulty concentrating
Appearing numb or emotionless
Withdrawing from work activity
Overworking
Forgetting directives, procedures and
requests
• Having difficulty with work transitions or
changes in routines
Mental Health Issues in the
Workplace
• Be vigilant in the same
way as you would for
any health issues
• Don’t be afraid to ask
How to help
1. Be mental health
aware
2. Good practices will
be good mental
health practices
3. Promote a culture of
parity of esteem
How to help
•
Encourage access to:
 Staff Support
services
 Occupational health
 GP
 Voluntary Support
Agencies
*As appropriate
Promote Resilience & Recovery
• Employment can be a key part of
both
• Work is a major part of our lives.
• It is where we spend much of our
time, where we may have most
contact with other people, where we
make our money and where we
sometimes make our friends.
• Having a fulfilling job is good for your
mental health and general wellbeing.
How to help
How to help
• Be aware of your own
negative stereo-types &
stigmatising attitudes
• Seek further advice &
information as needed
• Stop. Think. Understand.
Support.
Resources
• http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/usefulres
ources/workandmentalhealth/empl
oyer.aspx
• http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/usefulres
ources/publications/books/rcpp/190
1242854.aspx
• http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/healthadv
ice/moreinformation/aboutourleafle
ts.aspx
Resources
• www.amh.org.uk/
• http://www.hse.gov.uk/st
ress/furtheradvice/stressa
ndmentalhealth.htm
• http://www.health4work.
nhs.uk/mental_health_in
_the_work_place/questio
n_2
Resources
• http://www.mentalhealth.org.
uk/our-work/policy/physicalhealth-and-mental-health/
• http://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/
pdfs/manage-mentalhealth.pdf
• ‘‘All organisations say
routinely ‘People are our
greatest asset’. Yet few
practice what they
preach, let alone truly
believe it’’
–Peter Drucker