Letter to the Editor

COVID-19 consequences on mental health: An African perspective

Matete R. Magamela, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa
South African Journal of Psychiatry | Vol 27 | a1611 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v27i0.1611 | © 2021 Matete R. Magamela, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 21 August 2020 | Published: 11 January 2021

About the author(s)

Matete R. Magamela, Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa
Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Discipline of Public Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Discipline of Public Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

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Keywords

COVID-19; mental health; lockdowns; isolations; quarantines; resources

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