COVID-19 and Psychological Distress in Africa

ISBN-13: 9781032546308 / Twarda / 2024 / 272 str.

Opis

This timely book draws on unique African experiences to explore the intersection between mental health and African communitarianism in the context of COVID-19.

Spis treści

Chapter 1

Covid-19 and Mental Health in Africa: A Communitarian Perspective

 

Part 1: The Heightened Burdens of COVID-19

 

Chapter 2

Complex and Multifaceted Sociodemographic Depression Correlates in Malawi During COVID-19

 

Chapter 3

Challenging Notions of Heightened Female Disadvantage During COVID-19

 

Chapter 4

COVID-19 Crisis Communication, Infodemics and Psychological Distress Among Sub-Saharan African Youth

 

Chapter 5

Academic Staff Coping Responses to COVID-19 Disruptions in Universities

 

Chapter 6

Experiences of Media Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis 

 

Part 2: Setting the COVID-19 Narrative

 

Chapter 7

Unintended Mental Health Consequences of Media Framing During COVID-19

 

Chapter 8

COVID-19 and Anxiety Constructions in African Poetry

 

Chapter 9

Psychological Toll of COVID-19 Communication Patterns in Malawi 

 

Part 3: From Confusion to Anxiety

 

Chapter 10

Proliferation and Impacts of Health Misinformation on Social Media During COVID-19 in Kenya

 

Chapter 11

African Hybridity, Information, and Psychological Distress During COVID-19

 

Chapter 12

Utilitarian Perspectives on Curbing Online Abuse of African Women During the COVID-19 Crisis

 

Chapter 13

Intersections Among Vaccine Hesitancy, Mental Health, and COVID-19 

 

Part 4: Digital Remedies or Poisons?

 

Chapter 14

Health Worker Experiences of Using Digital Resources for the Improvement of Mental Well-Being           

 

Chapter 15

Online COVID-19 Discourse and Mental Health Impacts in Malawi

 

Chapter 16

The Complex Interplay of Technology and Mental Health During COVID-19

 

Chapter 17

Re-focusing African Mental Healthcare Readiness for Future Pandemics

O autorze

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