Potential mental health consequences for workers in the Ebola regions of West Africa - A lesson for all challenging environments

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-3

  Greenberg, Neil ^a   Wessely, Simon ^b   Wykes, Til ^b,c  

^a Weston Education Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; WEST AFRICAN; AFRICA; EPIDEMIC; MENTAL STRESS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIEF WORK; WORKPLACE;

AFRICA, WESTERN; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; RELIEF WORK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84921311395     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2014.1000676     Document Type: Review

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