ALERT ON EBOLA:PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS-WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. (PART 3)
The Mental Health response since the outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has been absent or slow due to lack of established mental health services in most of the affected countries. Therefore, the psychological impact on victims, their family members and the health workers taking care of them as well is devastating. Although, the first priority of public-health experts is to contain the spread of virus, the psychological aftereffects of the EVD will become even more apparent once the spread is contained.There is the urgent need to address the situation. The Mental Health consequences associated with Ebola are not restricted to the hardest-hit areas. It is important to recognize that an individual’s degree of emotional response will not necessarily be proportional to the degree of exposure, amount of loss or proximity to an illness. But when such anxiety interferes with a person’s normal day-to-day functioning, that person should seek help from a qualified mental health pro...