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How Should Clinicians Integrate Mental Health Into Epidemic Responses?

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: The 2014 Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone and the current outbreak that began in 2018 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo generated numerous mental health crises that remain unaddressed by global standard infectious disease protocols. This article explores how responders should integrate mental health care into standard Ebola care.

Source: The AMA Journal of Ethic

DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.10

Authors: Shantanu Srivatsa, Kearsley A. Stewart

Institution: Duke University

Language: English

Topic: Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2999200494