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Comment
. 2021 Jan;66(1):63-64.
doi: 10.1177/0706743720949341. Epub 2020 Aug 12.

Facing Confinement, the Comfort of WhatsApp Groups in Mental Health Communities

Emmanuel Stip  1   2 , Fadwa Al Mugaddam  2 , Leena Amiri  2
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Facing Confinement, the Comfort of WhatsApp Groups in Mental Health Communities

Emmanuel Stip et al. Can J Psychiatry. 2021 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: assessment; community mental health services; e-mental health; ethics; family therapy; health services research; knowledge exchange; post-traumatic stress disorder; qualitative; telepsychiatry.

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  • Mental Health of Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Vigo D, Patten S, Pajer K, Krausz M, Taylor S, Rush B, Raviola G, Saxena S, Thornicroft G, Yatham LN. Vigo D, et al. Can J Psychiatry. 2020 Oct;65(10):681-687. doi: 10.1177/0706743720926676. Epub 2020 May 11. Can J Psychiatry. 2020. PMID: 32391720 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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