How mental health care is changing in Cameroon because of the COVID-19 pandemic

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How mental health care is changing in Cameroon because of the COVID-19 pandemic

Justine Laure Menguene Mviena¹, Mahamat Fanne¹, Rumbidzai Gondo¹, Ambele Judith Mwamelo¹, Linda Esso¹, Emilienne Epée¹, Georges Alain Etoundi Mballa¹, Yap Boum²

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¹ Public Health Emergency Operation Center, Ministry of Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
² Public Health Emergency Operation Center, Ministry of Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon; Epicentre, Bastos, BP 12069, Yaoundé, Cameroon. Electronic address: yap.boum@epicentre.msf.org.

PMID: 32949524
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DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30390-4

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How mental health care is changing in Cameroon because of the COVID-19 pandemic

Justine Laure Menguene Mviena et al. Lancet Psychiatry. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;7(10):e62-e63.

doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30390-4.

Authors

Justine Laure Menguene Mviena¹, Mahamat Fanne¹, Rumbidzai Gondo¹, Ambele Judith Mwamelo¹, Linda Esso¹, Emilienne Epée¹, Georges Alain Etoundi Mballa¹, Yap Boum²

Affiliations

¹ Public Health Emergency Operation Center, Ministry of Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
² Public Health Emergency Operation Center, Ministry of Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon; Epicentre, Bastos, BP 12069, Yaoundé, Cameroon. Electronic address: yap.boum@epicentre.msf.org.

PMID: 32949524
PMCID: PMC7494284
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30390-4

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[1] Moreno C, Wykes T, Galderisi S. How mental health care should change as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet Psychiatry. 2020;7:813–824. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Moreno C, Wykes T, Galderisi S. How mental health care should change as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet Psychiatry. 2020;7:813–824. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Kar SK, Yasir Arafat SM, Kabir R, Sharma P, Saxena SK. In: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Saxena SK, editor. Springer; Singapore: 2020. Coping with mental health challenges during COVID-19; pp. 199–213.

[4] Kar SK, Yasir Arafat SM, Kabir R, Sharma P, Saxena SK. In: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Saxena SK, editor. Springer; Singapore: 2020. Coping with mental health challenges during COVID-19; pp. 199–213.

[5] Yao H, Chen JH, Xu YF. Patients with mental health disorders in the COVID-19 epidemic. Lancet Psychiatry. 2020;7:e21. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Yao H, Chen JH, Xu YF. Patients with mental health disorders in the COVID-19 epidemic. Lancet Psychiatry. 2020;7:e21. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Reuters Cameroon, Togo confirm first cases of coronavirus. March 6, 2020. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cameroon/cameroon-...

[8] Reuters Cameroon, Togo confirm first cases of coronavirus. March 6, 2020. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cameroon/cameroon-...

[9] Africanews Cameroun: Idocta, l'application qui aide à combattre le coronavirus. Science et Technologie. June 29, 2020. https://fr.africanews.com/2020/06/29/cameroun-idocta-l-application-qui-a...

[10] Africanews Cameroun: Idocta, l'application qui aide à combattre le coronavirus. Science et Technologie. June 29, 2020. https://fr.africanews.com/2020/06/29/cameroun-idocta-l-application-qui-a...

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