Mental health of medical professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Togo

Kossi Blewussi Kounou^{1

2}, Koffi Mawuse Guédénon³, Ayoko Akouavi Dogbe Foli^{2

4}, Eric Gnassounou-Akpa⁵

Affiliations

¹ University of Lomé, Research Team in Psychology, Orientation and Development, Lomé, Togo.
² Center of Psychotraumatology and Brief Therapies - Training and Research, Lomé, Togo.
³ University of Lomé, Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital, Pediatrics Unit, Lomé, Togo.
⁴ Toulouse - Jean Jaurès University, Socialization Psychology Laboratory - Development and Work, Toulouse, France.
⁵ Medico-Social Center of Adidogome, Lomé, Togo.

Comment

Kossi Blewussi Kounou et al. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;74(10):559-560.

doi: 10.1111/pcn.13108. Epub 2020 Jul 31.

Kossi Blewussi Kounou^{1

2}, Koffi Mawuse Guédénon³, Ayoko Akouavi Dogbe Foli^{2

4}, Eric Gnassounou-Akpa⁵

¹ University of Lomé, Research Team in Psychology, Orientation and Development, Lomé, Togo.
² Center of Psychotraumatology and Brief Therapies - Training and Research, Lomé, Togo.
³ University of Lomé, Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital, Pediatrics Unit, Lomé, Togo.
⁴ Toulouse - Jean Jaurès University, Socialization Psychology Laboratory - Development and Work, Toulouse, France.
⁵ Medico-Social Center of Adidogome, Lomé, Togo.

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Online mental health services in China during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Liu S, Yang L, Zhang C, Xiang YT, Liu Z, Hu S, Zhang B. Liu S, et al. Lancet Psychiatry. 2020 Apr;7(4):e17-e18. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30077-8. Epub 2020 Feb 19. Lancet Psychiatry. 2020. PMID: 32085841 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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