The most common approach to overcome the disruption to mental health, neurological and substance abuse related (MNS) services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported by 70 percent of countries surveyed, was a deployment of tele-medicine or tele-therapy. This statistic shows the percentage of countries using select approaches to overcome COVID-19 related disruptions in MNS services, as of August 2020.
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WHO. (October 5, 2020). Approaches to overcome COVID-19 related disruption in mental health, neurological and substance abuse (MNS) related services worldwide as of 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1179521/covid-disruption-mental-health-support-worldwide-approach/
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WHO. "Approaches to Overcome Covid-19 Related Disruption in Mental Health, Neurological and Substance Abuse (Mns) Related Services Worldwide as of 2020." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 5 Oct 2020, /statistics/1179521/covid-disruption-mental-health-support-worldwide-approach/
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Approaches to overcome COVID-19 related disruption in mental health, neurological and substance abuse (MNS) related services worldwide as of 2020 [Graph], WHO, October 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1179521/covid-disruption-mental-health-support-worldwide-approach/