COVID-19 and mental health: Building back better or reimagining a new way forward?

PLoS Med. 2023 Apr 6;20(4):e1004216. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004216. eCollection 2023 Apr.

Abstract

In this Perspective, Mark Tomlinson and Marguerite Marlow argue that equitable improvements in mental health outcomes cannot be achieved without first dismantling colonial and paternalistic approaches to global mental health.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Humans
  • Mental Health
  • Mental Health Services*

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.