The Need for Psychosocial Support Amid COVID-19 Crises in Nigeria

With the closure of all public places, the stay-at-home order and the worsening economic indices occasioned by the fall in the price of crude oil with no foreseeable end, learned helplessness, negative emotions, and other psychosocial problems are bound to thrive. Interventions to improve social cap...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Psychological trauma 2020-07, Vol.12 (5), p.557-558
Hauptverfasser:	Aluh, Deborah Oyine, Onu, Justus Uchenna
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Psychological Anxiety Anxiety - etiology Anxiety - psychology Coping Behavior Coronavirus Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Crises Delivery of Health Care, Integrated Economics Human Humans Life Sciences & Biomedicine Mental Disorders - etiology Mental Disorders - psychology Mental Disorders - therapy Mental Health Mental Health Services - organization & administration Negative Emotions Nigeria Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral Primary Health Care Psychiatry Psychology Psychology, Clinical Psychosocial Outcomes Resilience, Psychological Science & Technology Social Sciences Social Support Socioeconomic Factors Viral Infections
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Zusammenfassung:	With the closure of all public places, the stay-at-home order and the worsening economic indices occasioned by the fall in the price of crude oil with no foreseeable end, learned helplessness, negative emotions, and other psychosocial problems are bound to thrive. Interventions to improve social capital, coping resources, resilience, and good community and family cohesion are needed to promote psychosocial well-being during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.
ISSN:	1942-9681 1942-969X
DOI:	10.1037/tra0000704