The psychosocial aspects of a deadly epidemic
Subtitle: what ebola has taught us about holistic healing
By: Judy Kuriansky, editor ; foreword by Ambassador Angelo Antonio Toriello
Series: Practical and applied psychology; Practical and applied psychology
Publisher: Praeger/ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9781440842306; 9781440842313
Subjects: Psychology; Health Policy; Epidemics; Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever; Social Stigma; Epidemiology; Western Africa; Health Education; Holistic Health
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : from awareness to action : psychosocial support and holistic healing in the fight against ebola and other epidemics / Judy Kuriansky; title: A model for psychosocial support in emergency epidemics : an adjunct to existing guidelines based on feedback from locals and responders / Carmen Valle; title: Holistic intervention : a community association for psychosocial services facing ebola in Sierra Leone / Edward Bockarie; title: Mental health and psychosocial support for children in the ebola epidemic : UNICEF Child Protection / Susan Bissell; title: Women in the ebola crisis : response and recommendations from UN Women / Daniel Seymour; title: Cultural competence in the time of ebola / Mohammed Nurhussein; title: Survivors of ebola : shift from stigma to hero / Mariama Jalloh and Judy Kuriansky; title: The impact and trauma for health care workers facing the ebola epidemic / Nira Shah and Judy Kuriansky; title: Poverty and economics in the wake of ebola : an escalated strain on psychosocial coping / Sarah Netter and Judy Kuriansky; title: Tears that never dry : personal observations on the emotional tragedy of the ebola epidemic and lessons learned / Joseph Jimmy Sankaituah; title: Ebola : our story / Sosthène Nsimba and Ritah Nyembo; title: Children and young mothers facing the ebola epidemic in Liberia / MacDella Cooper; title: The diaspora reacts to the ebola virus crisis : emotions and actions / Morlai Kamara; title: Thrust into the spotlight : Liberian immigrants dealing with ebola and other stigmas / Bernadette Ludwig; title: Psychosocial care for ebola patients : the response of Doctors without Borders/Médecins sans frontières / Ella Watson-Stryker; title: Children and ebola : a model resilience and empowerment training and workshop / Judy Kuriansky, Yotem Polizer, and Joel Zinsou; title: Supporting a public education response to stem the panic and spread of ebola : help for the national ebola helpline operators / Diddy Mymin Kahn, Jeffrey Bulanda, and Yeniva Sisay-Sogbeh; title: Psychosocial support for a burial team : help for young men helping their country / Judy Kuriansky; title: Psychological trauma as a fundamental factor hindering containment of the ebola virus : workshops for professionals and paraprofessionals / Sheri Oz; title: Combating stigma and fear : applying psychosocial lessons learned from the HIV epidemic and SARS to the current ebola crisis / Miriam Y. Vega; title: The psychosocial and interpersonal impact of the SARS epidemic on Chinese health professionals : implications for epidemics including ebola / Chan Kit Ling, Chau Wai Wai, Judy Kuriansky, Joel C. Zinsou, Janet Leung, and Sookyong Kim; title: Combating ebola through public enlightenment and a concerted government work plan : the case of Nigeria / Cyprian Heen; title: Awareness and education about ebola through public health campaigns / Rebeka Ndinda Ngewa and Judy Kuriansky; title: The United Nations and psychology NGOs respond to ebola / Judy Kuriansky; title: Integrating psychosocial and mental health principles into policy and planning for the prevention and management of epidemics and disasters : rationale, review, and recommendations for the global agenda / Corann Okorodudu and Judy Kuriansky.