North Middlesex University Hospital
Mental Health Awareness training for our staff – Part 1
In collaboration with RehabWorks, this is the first of three videos which aim to provide useful guidance to North Mid staff about mental health awareness and share helpful tips and tools to support colleagues who may be experiencing mental health issues.
These videos are part of a wider training and events programme being delivered at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust throughout 2019 and beyond.
welcome to the mental health awareness at work training video developed by rehab works for North Middlesex University Hospital this the first of three short videos each lasting around 10 minutes there will be some questions at the end of the video these can be reflected upon by yourself or discussed as a group and will help to supplement and reinforce your learning the aims of this video are to understand what we mean by the term mental health review some of the most common types of mental health problems and to explore the prevalence of mental health conditions before we start to explore the finer points of mental health it's important for us to be clear on exactly what mental health is the World Health Organization defines mental health as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential can cope with the normal stresses of life can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to her or his community your mental well-being at work can be affected by different factors these might be the individuals current state of mental health and their ability to be resilient to the work itself the nature of the work whether it's enjoyable not honest stressful controllable or traumatic and the work environment is it indoors outdoors are you working in teams or alone or is it the actual physical environment is it hot noisy or cramped you can't always control the work environment or the nature of the work itself unless you change your job of course however you do have control of the individual factor there's no doubt that work is good for both your physical and mental health research has shown that having an occupation can contribute to improved self-esteem and provides people with a sense of fulfillment it also serves as an opportunity for social interaction and let's not forget the main reason for most people go into work in the first place a source of income unfortunately while lots of things about work can contribute to improving your mental health it might also cause some problems the most common issue is work-related stress we all know what it's like to feel stressed but it's not always easy to pin down exactly what stress means we tend to use word searches this is stressful or I'm stressed when we say these things what we might be talking about could be situations or events that put pressure on us for example times when we've had lots to do and think about or don't have much control over what happens or you might be talking about our reaction to being placed under pressure the feelings we get when we have demands placed on us that we find difficult to cope with there's no medical definition of stress and healthcare professionals often disagree over where the stress the cause of problems or the result of them a key element of the Health and Safety Executive strategy for 2018 is to focus on stress and related mental health conditions the Health and Safety Executive or HSE defines stress as the adverse reaction a person has to excessive pressure or other types of demands placed upon them if you're a manager and want to learn more about how stress should be assessed and managed within the workplace or what your legal responsibilities are regarding stress at work the htc have a range of free to download publications available online but before we go any further let's have a look at some other common mental health conditions we've touched on stress already and it's extremely likely that you've heard of anxiety and depression will discuss anxiety and depression and more depth shortly but it's worth at this point providing a very quick overview of some other mental health conditions psychosis and schizophrenia psychosis is a syndrome or group of symptoms so when experiencing episode of psychosis is often described as having a break with reality major symptoms of psychosis are hallucinations and delusions hallucinations are sensations that are not real such as hearing voices or sounds that aren't really there hearing voices is a common hallucination but hallucinations can be experiences with any sense hearing sight smell taste all touch delusions are strong beliefs that can't possibly be true common delusions include the belief that someone's following or monitoring you or the belief that you have extraordinary powers or abilities other symptoms of psychosis include difficulties concentrating completing tasks or making decisions thoughts may feel jumbled or confused some people have a hard time following conversations or speaking clearly psychosis can even affect the way people move or express their emotions schizophrenia is a mental illness that causes psychosis but schizophrenia also has other symptoms and isn't the only cause of psychosis in some cases other mental illnesses call psychosis including depression bipolar disorder dementia and borderline personality disorder psychosis may come up during times of extreme stress a major lack of sleep or trauma people who are using or withdrawing from certain drugs or medications may experience psychosis psychosis may also be caused by a brain injury neurological problem or other health problem so whilst psychosis can be a part of schizophrenia it can be caused by many other things too psychosis and schizophrenia are both treatable it's important seek help as soon as possible personality disorders are a type of mental health problem where your attitudes beliefs and behaviors cause you long-standing problems in your life the word personality refers to the pattern of thoughts feelings and behavior that makes each of us the individuals we are we don't always think feel and behave in exactly the same way it depends on the situation we're in the people with is and many other things however if you have a personality disorder you may often experience difficulties in how you think about yourself and others and you may find it difficult to change these unwanted patterns bipolar disorders are mental health problems that mainly affect your mood if you have bipolar disorder you're likely to have times when you experience manic feeling high or depressive feeling low episodes and potentially some psychotic symptoms during manic or depressed episodes everyone has variations in their mood but in bipolar disorder these changes can be very distressing and have a big impact on your life you may feel that you're high in low mood or extreme and that swings in your mood are overwhelming depending on the way you experience these mood States and how severely they affect you your doctor may diagnose you with a particular type of bipolar disorder comorbid disorders the term comorbidity describes two or more disorders or illnesses occurring in the same person they can occur at the same time or one after the other comorbidity also implies interactions between these illnesses that can worsen the course of both so how common are mental health conditions well a review of the current statistics indicates that one in four people will experience some form of mental health problem in any one year one in six people in the UK will experience anxiety and/or depression at any given time that meets criteria for diagnosis one in six people will experience a level of emotional distress yet not meet the criteria for diagnosis of anxiety or depression and finally approximately seventy-five percent do not seek professional help when we look at the economic costs of mental health the figures are astounding the annual cost to UK employees due to mental health issues in the workplace is estimated to be between 33 to 42 billion pounds what we now know however is that if we proactively manage and improve mental health in the workplace the cost can be reduced by approximately one-third a saving of between eleven and fourteen billion pounds per year if we want to take mental health seriously one of the first things we need to do is to bring it out of the shadows and talk freely about it this will not only help raise awareness but stop the stigma associated with mental health problems if you need further support on any of the issues we've covered in this training video it's worth looking on your intranet or contacting care first your Employee Assistance Program provider there's a wealth of fantastic services available online all freely available under the materials that can be downloaded if you need to get in touch with your EAP provider for free and confidential advice and support their contact details are shown here I hope that you found this brief video beneficial please now pause the video to discuss the following questions you
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