Barriers to Treatment As a Hindrance to Health and Wellbeing of Individuals with Mental Illnesses in Africa: a Systematic Review

Overview

Journal Int J Ment Health Addict

Date 2022 Jan 17

PMID 35035316

Authors

Chibuzo Aguwa

Tiffani Carrasco

Naphtali Odongo

Natalie Riblet

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Abstract

Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11469-021-00726-5.

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