_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: consolata.uzzi@gmail.com; Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research 33(21): 183-194, 2021; Article no.JAMMR.76595 ISSN: 2456-8899 (Past name: British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, Past ISSN: 2231-0614, NLM ID: 101570965) The Effect of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review Consolata Uzzi 1* , Bolaji Yoade 2 , Victoria Iyanu Olateju 3 , Mary Olowere 4 , Gibson Anugwom 5 , Mathew Owolabi 6 , Alexsandra Urhi 7 , Hafiz Olatunde 8 , Fasina Feyikemi 9 , Oluwafemi Akinbode 10 , Dolly Ogwu 11 and Funso Oladunjoye 12 1 Columbus specialty Hospital 495 N 13th Street Newark, NJ, 07107, USA. 2 Interfaith Medical Center 1545 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn NY 11213, USA. 3 Medstar Harbor Hospital 3001 S. Hanover St, Baltimore, Maryland 21225, USA. 4 Oak Hospital 191 Lagos Ikorodu Express Road, Agric-ikorodu, Lagos Nigeria. 5 Houston Behavioral Healthcare Hospital 2801 Gessner Rd, Houston, Tx 7780, USA. 6 Children’s National Hospital 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC 21225, USA. 7 Department of mental health, Federal Medical Center, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria. 8 Jydes Family Clinic 3550 Milton Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30005, Georgia. 9 University Of Lagos, College of Medicine, Lagos Nigeria. 10 American Family Care 464 Eagle Rock Ave West Orange, NJ 07052 USA. 11 Saint James Medical Center 5987 Mableton Pkwy SW, Mableton, GA 30126, Georgia, 12 Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/JAMMR/2021/v33i2131147 Editor(s): (1) Dr. Ashish Anand, GV Montgomery Veteran Affairs Medical Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center and William Carey School of Osteopathic Medicine, USA. (2) Dr. Rui Yu, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. Reviewers: (1) Qusay Kh. Al-Dulamey , University of Mosul , Iraq. (2) Shiv Kumar Mudgal, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India. (3) José López Castro, SERGAS, Spain. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sdiarticle4.com/review-history/76595 Received 03 October 2021 Accepted 03 November 2021 Published 05 November 2021 ABSTRACT Background: As COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect every nation, Healthcare Workers (HCW) who care for the patients are psychologically impacted. This study aims to assess the psychological impact experienced by HCW and the psychosocial support they received. Systematic Review