COVID-19 pandemic and access to mental healthcare: A qualitative study of the experiences of mental healthcare providers and caregivers in Ghana.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic created enormous additional demand for already weak mental health systems in many countries that were severely impacted, as evidence showed that new mental health disorders were triggered while those with pre-existing mental health conditions worsened. Yet, we know little about the extent to which the pandemic impacted the provision of care by frontline mental health care providers and access to mental health care among caregivers. This study describes the experiences of frontline mental health care providers and caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. A qualitative study employing a phenomenological approach and semi-structured interview methods was undertaken among caregivers of people living with any kind of mental illness and mental health care providers

SUBMITTER: Baatiema L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12526265 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature