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Helping Others Manage the Psychological Impact of Arthritis
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Agenda
• Introduction
• Mental health 101
• Evidence-based strategies for improving mental health
• Resources
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Mental Health 101
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Why should we care?
1 in 5 US adults experiences a mental illness in a given year.
Depression is the leading cause of disability in the US.
50% of all mental illness begins by age 14 and 75% by age 24.
Mood disorders are the 3rd most common reason for hospitalization in the U.S. for youth and adults aged 18-44.
Only 41% of people with a mental health condition have received treatment in the past year.
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What is mental health?
Mental Health
• Emotions, thoughts, and behaviors
• Everyone has it
• It’s always changing
Mental Illness/Disorder
• Distress or impairment in functioning
• Abnormal/atypical/not culturally expected
• Prolonged period of time
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Healthy Reacting Injured Ill
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What causes mental illness?
Emotions, thoughts, and behaviors are triggered in the brain by genetics & environmental stressors.
Genetic
predisposition
General stress level
Tipping point
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Keep in mind…
For the most part, mental illness is invisible. You might not see it until the cup is overflowing!
Mental illness can be amplified or triggered by:
• Lack of sleep• Drugs and alcohol
• Caffeine• Sugar
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Stress
Body’s response to
threats
CopingHow you manage stress & stressors
Stressors
External & internal threats
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Burnout
Emotional exhaustion – caring too much, for too long
Depersonalization – depletion of empathy, caring, and compassion
Decreased sense of accomplishment –feeling nothing you do makes a difference
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Signs of mental illness
DEPRESSION
• Sadness
• Loss of interest & motivation
• Irritability
• Lack of concentration
• Social isolation
• Too much sleep or too little sleep
• Low energy & fatigue
• Eating too much or too little
• Hopelessness
• Thoughts of self-harm or suicide
ANXIETY
• Restlessness
• Excessive worrying
• Hypervigilance
• Racing thoughts
• Lack of concentration
• Fatigue
• Sweating
• Trembling
• Heart palpitations
• Tension
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The Pain Cycle
Over 75% of people with depression also report pain symptoms.
People with chronic pain are 4 times as likely to have depression or anxiety than those who are pain free.
45% of US population experiences chronic pain.
Pain
Sleep
Energy
ActivityStress
Mood
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Loss = the feeling of having something taken from you
Grief = our response to loss
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lossdenial
anger
sadness
bargaining
acceptance
growth
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What can we do?
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Educate ourselves and others
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Break the stigmaReframe conversations about mental health that minimize or invalidate your own or others’ experiences.
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Mind the gap between stressors and stress.
Don’t bottle your emotions!
Complete the stress cycle:
• Exercise
• Breathe
• Laugh
• Be affectionate
• Cry
• Express your emotions
Stress
Coping
Stressor
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Self-care• Set boundaries• Identify triggers and patterns in your life• Identify healthy coping strategies that
work for you • Take care of your body by getting
enough sleep, eating healthy, and exercising
• Learn to calm your body and mind through yoga, deep breathing, or meditation
• Nurture your spiritual life, find purpose and meaning
• Build a support system that is safe, consistent,& validating
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Finding helpFind a mental health professional• Psychologist, social worker, counselor, therapist
• Call insurance• https://www.psychologytoday.com/us• Workplace • NAMI https://www.nami.org• Local AF office for recommendations• Word-of-mouth
Medications• Psychiatrist
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255
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Resources
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Resources
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Resources
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Nagoski, E., & Nogoski, A. (2019). Burnout: The secret to unlocking the stress cycle. New York, NY; Ballantine Books.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). (2017). Mental Health By the Numbers. Retrieved from http://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-By-the-Numbers
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). (2017).Statistics. Retrieved from https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/mental-illness.shtml
Kleiber, B., Jain, S., & Trivedi, M.H. (2005). Depression and pain. Psychiatry, 2(5), 12-18. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3000181/
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