Barriers and facilitators in child and adolescent mental health services in a Middle Eastern country: qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective is to explore the barriers and facilitators experienced by mental health care professionals in providing mental health services to Omani children and adolescents.

Methods

A qualitative descriptive study with semi-structured face-to-face interviews was conducted on a purposive sample of sixteen mental health professionals from a tertiary care psychiatric hospital in Oman. Audio recordings were transcribed verbatim, and the anonymized transcripts were processed with Delve Tool, a qualitative data analysis software that streamlines thematic analysis.

Results

Barriers to access mental health services were- institutional system and policy limitations; specialized workforce deficiency; lack of systemic interagency coordination; logistical barriers, l

SUBMITTER: Roach EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12330099 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature