Barriers and challenges in promoting the well-being of people with mental disorders with an emphasis on social work attitude

Abstract

Mental health is recognized as one of the inseparable and essential dimensions of health and achieving it without recognizing and overcoming the challenges and obstacles in this area is far from the mind. At present, the treatment of people with mental disorders has changed from a mere drug therapy to a teamwork approach and social workers as a member of the treatment team can play a constructive role in promoting patient well-being. The present study tries to understand the problems and obstacles in the treatment of people with mental disorders and also to recognize the strategies of social workers, in order to improve the well-being of these people. In this research, qualitative method and content analysis have been used to analyze the data. For this purpose, 18 social workers and 7 clinical psychologists were selected through purposive sampling and in-depth and semi-structured interviews were conductedThe results include 8 main themes including performance change, awareness vacuum, stigma, abandonment policy and legal vacuum, commodification of treatment, structural barriers, and social work strategies. Finally, we summarize the actions provided or can be provided by social workers

Keywords

• mental disorder
• people with mental disorders
• social work
• wellbeing promotion