COVID-19 pandemic and access to mental healthcare: A qualitative study of the experiences of mental healthcare providers and caregivers in Ghana

Leonard Baatiema, Olutobi A. Sanuade, Sheba M. P. Kunfah, Kwaku Darko Owusu-Ansah, Luke N. Allen, Benedict Weobong, Seye Abimbola, Ama de-Graft Aikins, Kwadwo A. Koram, Margaret E. Kruk

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000386
Published: 2025-07-29
Container: PLOS Mental Health
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pmen.0000386,
  title = {COVID-19 pandemic and access to mental healthcare: A qualitative study of the experiences of mental healthcare providers and caregivers in Ghana},
  author = {Leonard Baatiema and Olutobi A. Sanuade and Sheba M. P. Kunfah and Kwaku Darko Owusu-Ansah and Luke N. Allen and Benedict Weobong and Seye Abimbola and Ama de-Graft Aikins and Kwadwo A. Koram and Margaret E. Kruk},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PLOS Mental Health},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pmen.0000386},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000386}
}

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TI  - COVID-19 pandemic and access to mental healthcare: A qualitative study of the experiences of mental healthcare providers and caregivers in Ghana
AU  - Leonard Baatiema
AU  - Olutobi A. Sanuade
AU  - Sheba M. P. Kunfah
AU  - Kwaku Darko Owusu-Ansah
AU  - Luke N. Allen
AU  - Benedict Weobong
AU  - Seye Abimbola
AU  - Ama de-Graft Aikins
AU  - Kwadwo A. Koram
AU  - Margaret E. Kruk
PY  - 2025
JO  - PLOS Mental Health
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000386
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Baatiema, L., Sanuade, O. A., Kunfah, S. M. P., Owusu-Ansah, K. D., Allen, L. N., Weobong, B., Abimbola, S., Aikins, A. D., Koram, K. A., & Kruk, M. E. (2025). COVID-19 pandemic and access to mental healthcare: A qualitative study of the experiences of mental healthcare providers and caregivers in Ghana. PLOS Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000386

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