This assignment is comprised of two components and aims to enhance your clinical understanding and knowledge of mental health nursing and how it relates to contemporary discourses in mental health.

Part one

Using the stress vulnerability model discuss the factors that contribute to the development of a common or serious mental illness = USE Depression as the mental illness! (1000 words)

Part Two

Drawing upon contemporary discourses in mental health nursing outline and critically discusses approaches that may be utilized to inform recovery following the development of such an illness. (1000 words) How to structure your assignment For this assignment I would like you to pick depression. Then with reference to the Stress Vulnerability model, discuss the vulnerabilities associated with this condition (Biological, Psychological and Social). Then look at the stressors that may contribute to the development of the condition (e.g. physical factors psychological factors and social factors).

For this part of the assignment, I would like you to critically consider the societal and professional influences (e.g., social inclusion, stigma, recovery principles, and/or societal influences) that impact a recovery approach that may be planned and utilized to support recovery in the mental illness you have chosen to discuss.