Prevalence of mental health problems in populations affected by the Ebola virus disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Depression
Ebola virus disease
Mental health problems
Journal
Psychiatry research
ISSN: 1872-7123
Titre abrégé: Psychiatry Res
Pays: Ireland
ID NLM: 7911385
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2020
07 2020
Historique:
received:
13
12
2019
revised:
21
04
2020
accepted:
22
04
2020
pubmed:
11
5
2020
medline:
11
3
2021
entrez:
11
5
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Studies have shown that, in addition to being associated with a high mortality rate, Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is also related with mental health problems. This study aimed to determine prevalence of mental health problems and associated factors among survivors and individuals affected by EVD. A systematic review of peer-reviewed empirical studies was conducted using EMBASE, PubMed, PsycINFO and PsyARTICLES. A random effects meta-analysis was performed on the proportions of people diagnosed with depression after an EVD outbreak. Of 205 studies initially identified, 21 were included in the systematic review and 10 in the meta-analysis. Results indicated that EVD is associated with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, among others. Results revealed that one person out of five affected to EVD has been diagnosed with depression (standardized mean difference 19.92%, 95% CI 10.43%; 34.70). The I
Identifiants
pubmed: 32388176
pii: S0165-1781(19)32527-2
doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113033
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Systematic Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
113033Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest No conflict of interest for any author.