COVID-19 and Psychological Distress in Africa

Communitarian Perspectives

AvYamikani Ndasauka

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Del i serien Routledge Research in Psychology

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Beskrivning

This timely book draws on unique African experiences to explore the intersection between mental health and African communitarianism in the context of COVID-19, giving voice to the perspectives of vulnerable populations facing pre-existing challenges such as depression, anxiety, and stress.Advancing knowledge and contributing to the global debate about the effects of the pandemic on the psychological well-being of African people, chapters critique the role of media, information, misinformation, and disinformation during this period on individual- and community-based mental health. Using a holistic approach, the book highlights the need to prioritise the localising of mental health systems and clinical services to provide a better standard of care and comprehensive, context-specific mental health interventions that consider the heterogeneity within and between African regions. The book demonstrates through nuanced evidence and analysis that communitarian perspectives allow African societies to balance collective solidarity with individual well-being to benefit overall mental health.Ultimately drawing on communal values and localised knowledge to cultivate resilience to fight the psychosocial impacts of COVID-19 in Africa, the book will be of interest to scholars, postgraduate students and researchers exploring psychology, philosophy of mental health, and public health policy more broadly, as well as and cultural studies and the sociology of pandemics.The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-05-06
Mått:156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt:680 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Research in Psychology
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781032546315

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Yamikani Ndasauka is Associate Professor in Department of Philosophy, University of Malawi, Malawi.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1Covid-19 and Mental Health in Africa: A Communitarian PerspectivePart 1: The Heightened Burdens of COVID-19Chapter 2Complex and Multifaceted Sociodemographic Depression Correlates in Malawi During COVID-19Chapter 3Challenging Notions of Heightened Female Disadvantage During COVID-19Chapter 4COVID-19 Crisis Communication, Infodemics and Psychological Distress Among Sub-Saharan African YouthChapter 5Academic Staff Coping Responses to COVID-19 Disruptions in UniversitiesChapter 6Experiences of Media Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis Part 2: Setting the COVID-19 NarrativeChapter 7Unintended Mental Health Consequences of Media Framing During COVID-19Chapter 8COVID-19 and Anxiety Constructions in African PoetryChapter 9Psychological Toll of COVID-19 Communication Patterns in Malawi Part 3: From Confusion to AnxietyChapter 10Proliferation and Impacts of Health Misinformation on Social Media During COVID-19 in KenyaChapter 11African Hybridity, Information, and Psychological Distress During COVID-19Chapter 12Utilitarian Perspectives on Curbing Online Abuse of African Women During the COVID-19 CrisisChapter 13Intersections Among Vaccine Hesitancy, Mental Health, and COVID-19 Part 4: Digital Remedies or Poisons?Chapter 14Health Worker Experiences of Using Digital Resources for the Improvement of Mental Well-Being Chapter 15Online COVID-19 Discourse and Mental Health Impacts in MalawiChapter 16The Complex Interplay of Technology and Mental Health During COVID-19Chapter 17Re-focusing African Mental Healthcare Readiness for Future Pandemics

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