South Africa

We’re at war with our mental health and it’s ‘incredibly dangerous’

20 April 2020 - 09:00 By Leonie Wagner
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Mental health professionals are increasingly concerned about how the lockdown extension is affecting South Africans.
Mental health professionals are increasingly concerned about how the lockdown extension is affecting South Africans.
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It's like a “war zone”.

So says a clinical psychologist describing the potential emotional hit as the lockdown extension leaves many struggling to make ends meet.

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