The mental health professional at the feet of the Ebola virus: individual treatment and global mental challenges.

The mental health professional at the feet of the Ebola virus: individual treatment and global mental challenges. Br J Psychiatry. 2019 May 30;:1-2 Authors: Cénat JM, Balayulu-Makila O, Derivois D, Felix N, Mukunzi JN, Bukaka J, Birangui JP, Rousseau C Abstract SummaryMental health professionals form an important component of the response teams currently working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to treat what is historically the second-largest Ebola outbreak. They provide psychological treatment to patients under extraordinary conditions, helping them cope with anxiety and the daily death of other patients.Declaration of interestNone. PMID: 31142389 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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