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    Challenges Facing Psychotherapists In Africa In The Hit Of The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) Global Pandemic

    Challenges Facing Psychotherapists In Africa In The Hit Of The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) Global Pandemic

    Abstract

    To fully understand the challenges facing psychotherapists in Africa in the hit of the
    Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic, the paper visited/reflected the
    origin and transmission of the virus, the global epidemiology, and the resultant adoption
    of international and national lockdown limiting heavily movements of people and goods
    to prevent further spread of the virus. The lockdown, however, has seriously affected the
    interpersonal relationships and freedom of gathering. It is also expected that it will have
    adverse mental and psychological effects leading to behavioural, emotional, social/family
    problems. Increased incidence of stress reactivity and anxiety, reality denial, depression,
    isolation, loneliness and lack of social support, undesirable marital adjustment and
    irritability, trauma, self-injurious behaviours like suicidal ideation and drug addiction,
    unhealthy eating behaviours and resultant increase in weight, and Obsessive Compulsive
    Disorder, increased neuropsychological symptoms, are some of the expected adverse
    effects of the lockdown. The ability to adequately address all these anticipated problems
    pose a big challenge to the few qualified psychotherapists in Africa. There are also very
    few institutions for the training of psychotherapist in Africa south of Sahara. The speed
    with which the virus is spreading also calls for short-term acquisition of hands-on
    psychotherapeutic skills. African governments are therefore called upon to address the
    above-mentioned shortage as a matter of urgency. The few psychotherapists available in
    Africa are also called upon to look into the above psychologically unhealthy situation
    from the point of view of crisis intervention.