COVID-19 and Psychological Distress in Africa Communitarian Perspectives

• অন্যান্য লেখক: Ndasauka, Yamikani (সম্পাদক)
• বিন্যাস: বৈদ্যুতিক গ্রন্থের অধ্যায়
• ভাষা: ইংরেজি
• প্রকাশিত: Taylor & Francis 2024
• মালা: Routledge Research in Psychology
• বিষয়গুলি: Psychology; Abnormal psychology; Africa;Africanness;anxiety;Covid-19 pandemic;consciousness;depression;disinformation;Ebola Viral Disease;Ethics;eastern Africa;Infodemic;Learners with disabilities;Malawi;mental health;mental health experiences;misinformation;Pandemic;Perception;Phenomenology;Preventative Measures;Psychological distress;south Africa;Vaccine Hesitancy;western Africa;Zimbabwe
• অনলাইন ব্যবহার করুন: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

সংক্ষিপ্ত

This timely book draws on unique African experiences to explore the intersection between mental health and African communitarianism in the context of COVID-19, giving voice to the perspectives of vulnerable populations facing pre-existing challenges such as depression, anxiety, and stress. Advancing knowledge and contributing to the global debate about the effects of the pandemic on the psychological well-being of African people, chapters critique the role of media, information, misinformation, and disinformation during this period on individual- and community-based mental health. Using a holistic approach, the book highlights the need to prioritise the localising of mental health systems and clinical services to provide a better standard of care and comprehensive, context-specific mental health interventions that consider the heterogeneity within and between African regions. The book demonstrates through nuanced evidence and analysis that communitarian perspectives allow African societies to balance collective solidarity with individual well-being to benefit overall mental health. Ultimately drawing on communal values and localised knowledge to cultivate resilience to fight the psychosocial impacts of COVID-19 in Africa, the book will be of interest to scholars, postgraduate students and researchers exploring psychology, philosophy of mental health, and public health policy more broadly, as well as and cultural studies and the sociology of pandemics.

দৈহিক বর্ননা

1 electronic resource (265 p.)

আইসবিএন

9781003425861
9781032546315
9781032546308

প্রবেশাধিকার

Open Access