I. The relationship between family and mental health
1.Family is an important aspect of environmental factors
2, poor family atmosphere and dysfunctional family structure will affect the normal development of the individual and personality development
3, family can affect the prognosis of the disease (relapse)
Second, the mental health of the family
1.Adjust your attitude, face the reality, and actively seek medical treatment
2. Acquire some general knowledge about mental illness and guardianship
Third, what can family members do for the recovery of mental illness
1.Create a good family atmosphere
2.Improve the patient’s mental capacity and ability to cope with stress
3. Pay attention to the physical condition of the patient
4. Encourage or lead the patient to participate in social activities, guide and supervise daily activities
5.Supervise the taking of medication and improve the compliance of medication
6.Take patients to follow up regularly
IV. Responsibilities of the family guardian and the content of guardianship.
1.Closely observe and record the condition of the patient, and bring the patient for follow-up check-ups on a regular basis
2.Supervise patients to take medication on time and according to dosage, convince and persuade to maintain the medication
3.Solve specific difficulties; guide or supervise the patient’s daily life
4.Familiar with relapse warning symptoms and provide regular disease dynamics for professional staff
5.Prevent accidental events: when there is perpetration, the obligation to take mandatory protective measures; accompanied to hospital consultation and treatment, bear the corresponding costs
6.Appeal to society to change the discrimination and prejudice against mental patients
7.Responsible for the patient’s personal safety, basic rights and property custody
8. Do a good job of psychological guidance of patients
V. How to provide a family environment conducive to recovery
1.Create a harmonious family atmosphere and reduce high emotional expression
2.Mobilize the patient’s initiative
3.Cooperate with the patient to develop treatment and rehabilitation plans
4.Minimize artificial stress
5.Have a loving heart, tolerate patients’ mistakes, provide kind help and correction
6.Meet the patient’s reasonable requirements, do not arbitrarily refuse because he is a patient
Sixth, the daily life care methods
1.Personal hygiene care
2.Eating care
3.Sleep care
4.Medication care
5.Safety precautions
6.Living room arrangement