Sadra Medical Journal

Moral Attitude and Action in Mental Health Service Providers: A Qualitative Study

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Fatemeh Godarzi 1
Nadereh Memaryan 2
Aliasghar Asgharnejad Farid 3
Shahrbanoo Ghahari 4

1 M.Sc., Department of Mental Health, School of Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health, Spiritual Health Research Center, School of Behavioral Sciences & Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Mental Health, Center of Excellence in Psychiatry, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30476/smsj.2023.90411.1231
Abstract
Introduction: As a measure for providing and protecting human health , healthcare services meet all of their persistent needs, so these services are important issues that will be effective in meeting people’s needs ifcombined with ethics. Hence, it is essential to study ethics in healthcare services.
Method: This is a contractual-qualitative content analysis has used semi-structured in-depth interviewsto collect the sample size among experts. Eighteen subjects were selected using a purposive sampling method. After implementing interviews, the data were analyzed based on the contractual content analysis and Landman and Granheim method.
Results: After analysis, 68 primary codes, 12 sub-categories, and three main categories, including the expert’s point of view, individual barriers, and fundamental barriers were identified.
Conclusion: Concidering the identified individual and non-individual obstacles to converting moral attitudes into moral action in this study, it would be possible to remove these obstacles to promote ethics at personal and organizational levels.

Keywords

Mental Health
Morals
Qualitative Research
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Sadra Medical Journal
Volume 10, Issue 3
July 2022
Pages 215-230

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