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Mental health among Ebola survivors in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea: results from a cross-sectional study.

Andrew M SecorRose MacauleyLaurentiu StanMeba KagoneSidibe SidikibaSadou SowDana AronovichKate LitvinNikki DavisSoumya AlvaJeff Sanderson
Published in: BMJ open (2020)
Our results indicate that both depression and anxiety are common among EVD survivors in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, but that there is country-level heterogeneity in prevalence, severity and correlates of these conditions. All three countries should work to make mental health services available for survivors, and governments and organisations should consider the intersection between EVD-related stigma and mental health when designing programmes and training healthcare providers.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • young adults
  • healthcare
  • mental illness
  • risk factors
  • hepatitis c virus
  • depressive symptoms