Define what a complex need is in the context of mental health diagnosis. What is the meaning of THESIS ANTITHESIS and SYNTHESIS in respect of caring for patients with complex needs and their carers? Why do nurses need to consider this? Think dominant discourse and model that are used in mental health nursing and psychiatry.
Identify a patient with a diagnosis of (choose one/or repeat for all) Schizophrenia/Psychosis/Depression/Bipolar Effective Disorder/ Emotional Unstable personality Disorder (BPD)/ Dementia/Huntingdon’s Chorea or an Eating Disorder or Substance Use who has complex needs and their families?
