The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Catalyst for Integrated Global Mental Healthcare and Tuberculosis Care

Alexander L. Chu; Aneeta Pasha; Carmen Contreras; Leonid Lecca; Annika C. Sweetland; Jerome T. Galea

doi:10.1192/bji.2023.3

The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Catalyst for Integrated Global Mental Healthcare and Tuberculosis Care

Alexander L. Chu, Aneeta Pasha, Carmen Contreras, Leonid Lecca, Annika C. Sweetland, Jerome T. Galea

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Abstract

Mental disorders are common among persons with tuberculosis (TB), and the COVID-19 pandemic has only amplified the mental and physical health consequences of this deadly synergy. Here, we call to attention the immense vulnerability of people with TB to mental disorders during the pandemic and highlight the unique challenges and opportunities that the pandemic brings to the future integration of global TB and mental healthcare. We argue that the pandemic era is an ideal period to accelerate this integration and we provide research and policy recommendations to actualise this urgent need.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	64-67
Journal	BJPsych International
Volume	20
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2023.3
State	Published - Jan 1 2023

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