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This paper examines the mental health situation in Ghana and proposes a way to solve the problem of insufficient care to mental health patients, by recommending qualified Clinical Psychologists to be considered for further training in the area of Clinical Psychopharmacology at Kintampo. The ‘KINTAMPO’ training involves training of Assistant Psychiatrists/Clinical Psychiatric Officer (CPO) to prescribe limited medications. The rationale for Clinical Psychology training is to supplement the shortage of Psychiatrists in the rural areas in Ghana. The mental health practice in Ghana is a combination of psychotropic medication and psychotherapy. However, the shortage of Psychiatrists in the rural areas makes it difficult for patients to have access to medication. Even when Clinical Psychologists need some psychotropic medications to intervene a problem, they have to send patients to travel hundreds of miles far away from their place of residence to get medication from a psychiatrist. To solve this problem that is why the training of psychiatric Assistants or [CPO] is being implemented at Kintampo to supplement the few psychiatrists in the country. It is also being recommended that qualified clinical psychologists be included in this training. The clinical psychologist in future will be able combine the psychotherapy and psychotropic medication, if necessary, in the rural practice.

Why Ghanaian Clinical Psychologists also be Trained to Prescribe Selected Psychoactive Medication