TY - JOUR
T1 - Family members’ restricted visitations in psychiatric hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic
T2 - implications for social workers in mental health systems
AU - Shor, Ron
AU - Shalev, Anat
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Restricted visitations of family members of persons with mental illness in psychiatric hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic can limit their ability to fulfill the caregiving role. A qualitative study utilizing a self-administered questionnaire with open-ended questions was implemented in Israel with 75 family members to examine the difficulties they experienced as a result of the restrictions. The findings indicate that they had limited opportunities communicating with mental health professionals, being involved in the therapeutic process, communicating with the hospitalized person, and receiving support for themselves. Therefore, social workers in psychiatric hospitals should adopt more family-centric procedures to circumvent such restrictions.
AB - Restricted visitations of family members of persons with mental illness in psychiatric hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic can limit their ability to fulfill the caregiving role. A qualitative study utilizing a self-administered questionnaire with open-ended questions was implemented in Israel with 75 family members to examine the difficulties they experienced as a result of the restrictions. The findings indicate that they had limited opportunities communicating with mental health professionals, being involved in the therapeutic process, communicating with the hospitalized person, and receiving support for themselves. Therefore, social workers in psychiatric hospitals should adopt more family-centric procedures to circumvent such restrictions.
KW - COVID-19
KW - family centered work
KW - family members
KW - psychiatric hospital
KW - restricted visitations
KW - social workers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85165697561&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15332985.2023.2240923
DO - 10.1080/15332985.2023.2240923
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85165697561
SN - 1533-2985
JO - Social Work in Mental Health
JF - Social Work in Mental Health
ER -