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Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the service style of Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) and anxiety levels in patients with schizophrenia in the Covid-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: Twenty-six patients with schizophrenia in remission between the ages of 22-68, who regularly attended the Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital TRSM, were included in the study. A form was used to evaluate the sociodemographic characteristics of the patients. The Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI) and State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), which were applied to the patients before the pandemic, were administered for the second time during the period when the post-pandemic interviews were minimized, and administered for the third time, when regular face-to-face meetings resumed. Results: The highest STAI scores were found in the second interview and the lowest in the first interview. The scores in all 3 interviews are statistically significantly different from each other. Although the CGI values seem to be statistically significantly different from each other in all 3 interviews; this difference was not found statistically significant in post-hoc analysis. Conclusion: The results we have obtained from our study show that the Covid-19 pandemic may have negative effects on the psychological state of schizophrenia patients, and community mental health services can contribute to reducing this effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]