Covid-19 and Psychological Distress in Africa - Communitarian Perspectives

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

List of contents

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

About the author

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

Summary

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

Product details

• Authors: Yamikani (University of Malawi Ndasauka
• Assisted by: Yamikani Ndasauka (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032546308
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3254630-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Routledge Research in Psychology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Cultural Studies, Epidemiology & medical statistics, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, MEDICAL / Public Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Africa, MEDICAL / Biostatistics, MEDICAL / Epidemiology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, 21st Century, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Health psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, c 2020 to c 2029, Epidemiology and Medical statistics