Drepturile Omului (Dec 2021)
Family Life and Mental Health Quality in the Context of the Pandemic in a Society with Rights Governed by Law
Abstract
This article aims to highlight issues related to the quality of family life and mental health status in the context of the pandemic, emphasising the importance of a society with rights regulated by law. Thus, it presents the challenges and stress that families have experienced, which could trigger common mental disorders, including anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder leading to dangers that go beyond the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has also been found that children who are forced to stay indoors end up spending much more time using digital devices and may be prone to cyberbullying, which has a negative impact on their emotional and physical state. Movement restrictions, quarantine, and compulsory isolation had a profound impact as families were deprived of the freedom to participate in public gatherings, holidays, rallies, etc. It was found that in some cases parents were separated from their children in order not to thwart the fight against diseases which also had a negative impact in terms of balanced psychological development of the family. All these issues are regulated by law to avoid thwarting the fight against diseases.
