Psychological Problems Observed During Covid-19 Pandemic and the Experiences of Mental Health Professionals in Online Psychological Intervention Processes

Year 2021, Volume: 25 Issue: 4, 1460 - 1484, 28.12.2021

Hikmet Yazıcı , Fatma Altun , Cansu Tosun , Münevver Özdemir

https://doi.org/10.53487/ataunisosbil.900363

Cited By: 2

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the COVID 19-induced psychological problems and help seeking demands in Turkey. In addition, it was intended to determine the knowledge, attitude and skills of mental health professionals in dealing with those problems. Research group consisted of 168 mental health professionals working in different regions of Turkey. Results revealed that 57.1% of the professionals were consulted for help due to mental health problems during the pandemic, and this demand came mostly from females and adults. Help-seeking demands were primarily about excessive anxiety, stress caused by educational and professional problems, repetitive ideas of getting virus, loss of pleasure and interest, insomnia and excessive cleaning complaints. Findings suggested that most mental health professionals participating in the study had positive attitudes towards online counseling and found these practices effective. In addition, 30.4% of the participants found themselves insufficient for online psychological help, while only 27.4% stated that they provided online psychological help in this process. The results demonstrated that mental health professionals were asked for help about on complaints of different types and levels during the pandemic. It was observed that the attitudes of the professionals about online counseling mental help were generally positive and their self-perceptions of knowledge and skill levels were rather low.

Keywords

COVID-19, Psychological Problems, Mental Health Professionals, Online Counseling

Covid-19 Salgının İlk Aylarında Gözlenen Psikolojik Problemler ve Ruh Sağlığı Uzmanlarının Bu Problemlere Çevrimiçi (Online) Yollarla Müdahale Etmeye İlişkin Deneyimleri"

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’de COVID-19 salgınının yol açtığı psikolojik sorunların ve yardım arama taleplerinin incelenmesidir. Ayrıca bu çalışma ile ruh sağlığı uzmanlarının bu problemlere müdahale etme konusundaki bilgi, tutum ve becerileri tespit edilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Araştırma grubunu Türkiye’nin farklı bölgelerinde görev yapan 168 ruh sağlığı uzmanı oluşturmaktadır. Yapılan analizlerde, çalışmaya katılan ruh sağlığı uzmanlarının %57.1’inin salgın sürecinde ruhsal sorunlar nedeniyle yardım talebi aldığı, bu talebin kadın ve yetişkinlerden daha sık geldiği belirlenmiştir. En fazla yardım talep edilen konuların ilk sıralarında; aşırı kaygı, eğitsel ve mesleki sorunların yarattığı stres, virüs kapmaya ilişkin tekrarlayıcı düşünceler, zevk ve ilgi kaybı, uykusuzluk ve aşırı temizlik şikayetleri gelmektedir. Çalışmaya katılan ruh sağlığı uzmanlarının çoğunun, çevrimiçi psikolojik danışma yardımına ilişkin tutumlarının olumlu olduğu ve bu uygulamaları etkili buldukları belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca katılımcıların %30.4’ü online psikolojik yardım sunmak için kendini yetersiz bulurken, sadece %27.4’ü bu süreçte online psikolojik yardımda bulunduğunu ifade etmiştir. Bu çalışmanın sonuçlara göre; salgın sürecinde, farklı tür ve seviyelerdeki şikayetlere bağlı olarak ruh sağlığı uzmanlarından yardım talebinde bulunulmuştur. Uzmanların çevrimiçi danışma konusundaki tutumlarının genel olarak olumlu, kendi bilgi ve becerine dair algıları ise düşük düzeyde olduğu gözlenmiştir.

Keywords

COVID-19, Psikolojik Sorunlar, Ruh Sağlığı Çalışanları, Çevrimiçi Psikolojik Danışma

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