The mental health professional at the feet of the Ebola virus: individual treatment and global mental challenges

The mental health professional at the feet of the Ebola virus: individual treatment and global mental challenges

Mental health professionals form an important component of the response teams currently working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to treat what is historically the second-largest Ebola outbreak. They provide psychological treatment to patients under extraordinary conditions, helping them cope...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of psychiatry 2019-10, Vol.215 (4), p.577-578
Hauptverfasser: Cénat, Jude Mary, Balayulu-Makila, Oléa, Derivois, Daniel, Felix, Nereah, Mukunzi, Joana N., Bukaka, Jacqueline, Birangui, Jean-Pierre, Rousseau, Cécile
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anxiety
Ebola virus
Ebolavirus
Editorial
Emergency medical care
Epidemics
Medical personnel
Mental health
Mental health professionals
Patients
Professionals
Psychiatry
Psychological intervention
Psychologists
Public health
Teams
Trauma
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Zusammenfassung:Mental health professionals form an important component of the response teams currently working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to treat what is historically the second-largest Ebola outbreak. They provide psychological treatment to patients under extraordinary conditions, helping them cope with anxiety and the daily death of other patients.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.2019.122