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The need for psychosocial support amid COVID-19 crises in Nigeria.

Deborah Oyine AluhJustus Uchenna Onu
Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2020)
With the closure of all public places, the stay-at-home order and the worsening economic indices occasioned by the fall in the price of crude oil with no foreseeable end, learned helplessness, negative emotions, and other psychosocial problems are bound to thrive. Interventions to improve social capital, coping resources, resilience, and good community and family cohesion are needed to promote psychosocial well-being during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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