Adverse sequelae of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental healthcare in six low- and middle-income countries (MASC): a mixed-methods study with lessons for the future

Charlotte Hanlon, Heidi Lempp, Atalay Alem, Azeb Asaminew Alemu, Rubén Alvarado, Olatunde Olayinka Ayinde, Adekunle Adesola, Elaine Brohan, Thandi Davies, Wubalem Fekadu, Oye Gureje, Lucy Jalagania, Nino Makhashvili, Awoke Mihretu, Eleni Misganaw, Maria Milenova, Tamar Mujirishvili, Olha Myshakivska, Irina Pinchuk, Camila Solis-Araya, Katherine Sorsdahl, Gonzalo Soto-Brandt, Ezra Susser, Olga Toro-Devia, Nicole Votruba, Anuprabha Wickramasinghe, Shehan Williams, Graham Thornicroft

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103813
Published: 2026-06
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103813,
  title = {Adverse sequelae of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental healthcare in six low- and middle-income countries (MASC): a mixed-methods study with lessons for the future},
  author = {Charlotte Hanlon and Heidi Lempp and Atalay Alem and Azeb Asaminew Alemu and Rubén Alvarado and Olatunde Olayinka Ayinde and Adekunle Adesola and Elaine Brohan and Thandi Davies and Wubalem Fekadu and Oye Gureje and Lucy Jalagania and Nino Makhashvili and Awoke Mihretu and Eleni Misganaw and Maria Milenova and Tamar Mujirishvili and Olha Myshakivska and Irina Pinchuk and Camila Solis-Araya and Katherine Sorsdahl and Gonzalo Soto-Brandt and Ezra Susser and Olga Toro-Devia and Nicole Votruba and Anuprabha Wickramasinghe and Shehan Williams and Graham Thornicroft},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103813},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103813}
}

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AU  - Charlotte Hanlon
AU  - Heidi Lempp
AU  - Atalay Alem
AU  - Azeb Asaminew Alemu
AU  - Rubén Alvarado
AU  - Olatunde Olayinka Ayinde
AU  - Adekunle Adesola
AU  - Elaine Brohan
AU  - Thandi Davies
AU  - Wubalem Fekadu
AU  - Oye Gureje
AU  - Lucy Jalagania
AU  - Nino Makhashvili
AU  - Awoke Mihretu
AU  - Eleni Misganaw
AU  - Maria Milenova
AU  - Tamar Mujirishvili
AU  - Olha Myshakivska
AU  - Irina Pinchuk
AU  - Camila Solis-Araya
AU  - Katherine Sorsdahl
AU  - Gonzalo Soto-Brandt
AU  - Ezra Susser
AU  - Olga Toro-Devia
AU  - Nicole Votruba
AU  - Anuprabha Wickramasinghe
AU  - Shehan Williams
AU  - Graham Thornicroft
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Hanlon, C., Lempp, H., Alem, A., Alemu, A. A., Alvarado, R., Ayinde, O. O., Adesola, A., Brohan, E., Davies, T., Fekadu, W., Gureje, O., Jalagania, L., Makhashvili, N., Mihretu, A., Misganaw, E., Milenova, M., Mujirishvili, T., Myshakivska, O., Pinchuk, I., Solis-Araya, C., Sorsdahl, K., Soto-Brandt, G., Susser, E., Toro-Devia, O., Votruba, N., Wickramasinghe, A., Williams, S., & Thornicroft, G. (2026). Adverse sequelae of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental healthcare in six low- and middle-income countries (MASC): a mixed-methods study with lessons for the future. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103813

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