ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2026
Perceptions of mental health services among informal caregivers in Sardinia, Italy, during the post-pandemic crisis of the national health system: a comparative study between 2024 and 2025.
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Background: Italy's community-based mental health model, grounded in Law 180, has long been regarded as a global example of rights-oriented psychiatric reform. However, recent years have witnessed a crisis in the national health system, marked by chronic and progressively accumulating underfunding, workforce shortages, and organizational strain, rather than a single acute disruption. This s/tudy compares two samples of informal caregivers of individuals receiving mental health care in Sardinia (2024 vs. 2025) to explore differences in their perceptions of service quality, organizational well-being, and respect for human rights. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used to compare independent caregiver samples (2024: Results: Caregivers in 2025 reported significantly higher satisfaction than those in 2024 regarding the quality of services ( Conclusions: These differences in satisfaction should be interpreted within a context of prolonged systemic strain, which may foster adaptive or resilience-based perceptions among informal caregivers. Despite ongoing structural difficulties, informal caregivers maintain high confidence in Italy's community mental health services and perceive them as respectful of human rights. However, their increasing concern about resource shortages highlights the urgent need for investment to preserve the ethical and organizational strengths of the Italian model.
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