Mental health during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic: more is still to be done

Affiliations

¹ Psychiatry Internship Program, University of Bourgogne, 21000 Dijon, France.
² Bertoua Regional Hospital, Bertoua, Cameroon.
³ Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.

Comment

Francky Teddy Endomba et al. Pan Afr Med J. 2020.

. 2020 Apr 16;35(Suppl 2):7.

doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.35.7.22605. eCollection 2020.

¹ Psychiatry Internship Program, University of Bourgogne, 21000 Dijon, France.
² Bertoua Regional Hospital, Bertoua, Cameroon.
³ Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.

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Keywords: Mental health; novel coronavirus; pandemic; psychological support.

Conflict of interest statement

All authors declare no competing interests.

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