Psychiatry of Pandemics (A Mental Health Response to Infection Outbreak)

This book focuses on how to formulate a mental health response with respect to the unique elements of pandemic outbreaks. Unlike other disaster psychiatry books that isolate aspects of an emergency, this book unifies the clinical aspects of disaster and psychosomatic psychiatry with infectious disease responses at the various levels, making it an excellent resource for tackling each stage of a crisis quickly and thoroughly. The book begins by contextualizing the issues with a historical and infectious disease overview of pandemics ranging from the Spanish flu of 1918, the HIV epidemic, Ebola, Zika, and many other outbreaks. The text acknowledges the new infectious disease challenges presented by climate changes and considers how to implement systems to prepare for these issues from an infection and social psyche perspective. The text then delves into the mental health aspects of these crises, including community and cultural responses, emotional epidemiology, and mental health concerns in the aftermath of a disaster. Finally, the text considers medical responses to situation-specific trauma, including quarantine and isolation-associated trauma, the mental health aspects of immunization and vaccination, survivor mental health, and support for healthcare personnel, thereby providing guidance for some of the most alarming trends facing the medical community.Written by experts in the field,__Psychiatry of Pandemics__is an excellent resource for infectious disease specialists, psychiatrists, psychologists, immunologists, hospitalists, public health officials, nurses, and medical professionals who may work patients in an infectious disease outbreak. Preface 5 Contents 7 Contributors 9 Chapter 1: Introduction 10 References 14 Chapter 2: Brief History of Pandemics (Pandemics Throughout History) 16 The Athenian Plague of 430 B.C. 19 The Antonine Plague 20 The Justinian Plague 21 The Black Death 23 The Plague Doctor 25 Quarantine 28 “Spanish Flu” Pandemic 1918–1920 28 HIV Pandemic 31 Smallpox Outbreak in Former Yugoslavia (1972) 32 SARS 33 “Swine Flu” or H1N1/09 Pandemic 34 Ebola Outbreak (2014–2016) 35 ZIKA (2015–2016) 35 Disease X 37 References 38 Chapter 3: Psychology of the Pandemic 45 References 51 Chapter 4: Societal, Public, and [Emotional] Epidemiological Aspects of a Pandemic 53 References 61 Chapter 5: The Importance of Culture in Managing Mental Health Response to Pandemics 62 Introduction 62 A Brief Literature Review 63 Addressing the Challenges of Religious and Cultural Practices 67 Prevention Strategies for the Rest of the World 68 Conclusion 69 References 70 Chapter 6: Preparing for the Outbreak 72 References 80 Chapter 7: Neuropsychiatric Complications of Infectious Outbreaks 84 References 89 Chapter 8: Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation 92 References 99 Chapter 9: Mental Health of Quarantine and Isolation 102 Delirium 103 Depression and Anxiety 107 Depression 110 Preexisting Psychiatric Disorders 112 Substance Use Disorders 114 Cognitive Disorders 116 Special Populations 117 Cultural Issues in Isolation and Quarantine 118 References 118 Chapter 10: Quarantine and Isolation: Effects on Healthcare Workers 126 References 131 Chapter 11: Mental Health Care for Survivors and Healthcare Workers in the Aftermath of an Outbreak 133 Conclusion 145 References 146 Chapter 12: Mental Health Assistance to Families and Communities in the Aftermath of an Outbreak 148 References: 155 Chapter 13: Immunization and Vaccination 157 Vaccination in the Context of a Pandemic Outbreak 162 Mental Health Aspects of Immunization and Vaccination 168 References 177 Index 182 "This book focuses on how to formulate a mental health response to a massive infectious disease outbreak, including a pandemic outbreak. The book combines an emergency mental health response utilized by disaster psychiatry with clinical aspects and expertise on infectious diseases mental health developed by consultation-liaison psychiatry, making it an excellent resource for tackling each stage of an infectious outbreak crisis quickly and thoroughly. The book opens by contextualizing the issues with a historical overview of pandemics ranging from plagues of ancient times, through Black Death in the Middle Ages, Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, to outbreaks of modern times, including HIV, Ebola, and Zika. The text acknowledges the new infectious disease challenges presented by climate changes and bioterrorism and considers how to implement systems to prepare for these issues from an infection and social perspective. The manuscript then delves into the mental health aspects of these crises, including community and cultural responses, emotional epidemiology, and mental health concerns in the aftermath of a disaster. Finally, the text considers medical responses to situation-specific trauma, including quarantine and isolation-associated trauma, the mental health aspects of immunization and vaccination (including vaccine hesitancy), survivor mental health, and support for healthcare personnel, thereby providing guidance for some of the most alarming situations facing the medical community organizing a mental health response to an infectious outbreak. Written by experts in the field, Psychiatry of Pandemics is an excellent resource for infectious disease specialists, psychiatrists, psychologists, immunologists, hospitalists, public health officials, nurses, disaster mental health workers, and all medical professionals who may work with patients in an infectious disease outbreak." -- Prové de l'editor This book focuses on how to formulate a mental health response with respect to the unique elements of pandemic outbreaks. Unlike other disaster psychiatry books that isolate aspects of an emergency, this book unifies the clinical aspects of disaster and psychosomatic psychiatry with infectious disease responses at the various levels, making it an excellent resource for tackling each stage of a crisis quickly and thoroughly. The book begins by contextualizing the issues with a historical and infectious disease overview of pandemics ranging from the Spanish flu of 1918, the HIV epidemic, Ebola, Zika, and many other outbreaks. The text acknowledges the new infectious disease challenges presented by climate changes and considers how to implement systems to prepare for these issues from an infection and social psyche perspective. The text then delves into the mental health aspects of these crises, including community and cultural responses, emotional epidemiology, and mental health concerns in the aftermath of a disaster. Finally, the text considers medical responses to situation-specific trauma, including quarantine and isolation-associated trauma, the mental health aspects of immunization and vaccination, survivor mental health, and support for healthcare personnel, thereby providing guidance for some of the most alarming trends facing the medical community. Written by experts in the field, Psychiatry of Pandemics is an excellent resource for infectious disease specialists, psychiatrists, psychologists, immunologists, hospitalists, public health officials, nurses, and medical professionals who may work patients in an infectious disease outbreak.