Background: International humanitarian aid workers providing care in emergencies are subjected to numerous chronic and traumatic stressors. Objectives: To examine consequences of such experiences on aid workers' mental health and how the impact is influenced by moderating variables. Methodology:... Read more
Aid workers
Expatriate aid workers (n = 214) representing 19 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) completed a predeployment survey, including measures of mental health (depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder ); risk factors (childhood trauma, family risk, and adult trauma exposure); and resilience... Read more
A brief pocket card that can carried with you to remind you of how important it is to take care of yourself and those working with you. The strategies suggested are based on the experiences of other people working... Read more
Cheung, E. Y. (2015). An outbreak of fear, rumours and stigma: psychosocial support for the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in West Africa. Intervention, 13(1), 70-76. This field report summarises the experience and lessons learnt by the author, who was... Read more
Sundram, S., Karim, M. E., Ladrido-Ignacio, L., Maramis, A., Mufti, K. A., Nagaraja, D., … & Ahsan, A. (2008). Psychosocial responses to disaster: An Asian perspective. Asian journal of psychiatry, 1(1), 7-14. The psychological and psychiatric impact of great... Read more
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