Mental Health Care

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