Gambling and betting among the youth in contemporary Ghana have been identified as means of coping with social economic challenges and as a form of leisure but they are also a recipe for mental trauma.

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospita Kumasi, in a new study by, ascertained the growing Trend that gamblers and substance abusers experience noticeable obsessions that lead them into a state of despair.

Corroborating this, the Ghana Mental Health Authority, said there are more than 5,000 “prayer camps” and traditional healing centers across the country. Psychiatric facilities are also understaffed and in poor condition and continue to resort to forced treatment.

Professor Pinaman Appau, is the CEO of the Mental Health Authority Ghana.

the head of the psychiatric department at KATH, Dr Ruth Owusu-Antwi is declaring the inadequate mental health experts in the country.