Question

Stressed Out. In a 400-600 word answer, properly cited with an APA-formatted reference list and in-text citations, please answer the following questions. In addition to the researched facts you present as your answer, you may provide opinions and real-world experiences where appropriate.

The physical result of infectious disease is often more apparent than the impact it has on the mental health of the patient, family members, healthcare personnel, or even members of the general public. Whether the disease infects one person or becomes a full-fledged outbreak, the mental burden of possible illness or even death can take its toll.

Scenario: You are the attending physician in the psychiatric department of a community hospital. For the last few weeks there has been an increase in new patients complaining of stress and anxiety. You have examined their medical records to try to find a common source and determined that a recent international disease outbreak of hemorrhagic fever may be to blame.

1. Reflect on your personal response to disease outbreaks in the news or media. Is there a specific illness that has caused you any level of stress or worry? How did that stress manifest itself? How was it finally resolved?

2.What physical or mental suggestions would you give to the patients under your care? Summarize the basis of your recommendations and what you expect the outcome to be.

3. If that long-distance threat suddenly became a reality in your community, how would those recommendations change? What would be your new strategy to aid the residents in your area?

References

Coping With Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA14-4885/SMA14-4885.pdf

Taking Care of Your Behavioral Health: Tips for Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation During an Infectious Disease Outbreak
http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA14-4894/SMA14-4894.pdf

Answer 1

1, Anxious and distress is normal for every people when they are sick..But there are lot of forms of stress peoples around the worls facing the stress with so many causes it leads human body to get affected with infection andthey are prone for infections so much..Immune system play a very important role when we are getting anxiety,depression and stress..
   Yes,there is a specific illness like high blood pressure that has caused myself for stress or worry..chronic stress can result with the chance of high blood pressure,that time it damages the arteries and prone for heart disease..The continuous increase in stress hormones can also result in suppression of the immune system's white blood cells,leading to an increased risk of infections..
   Individual differ from stressful events and many people involving in infectious disease with many factors..when people engage with poor health behaviour like smoking,alcohol or over eating can cause for infections..poor health behaviour worse the stress and it will continue..
2, Hemarrhagic fever increased in the world in recent years..It is one of the major infectious disease..standard precautions are recommended with all the patients in a health care environment,practice routine hand washing practices,safe handling and disposal of used needles and syringes,wear protective cloths like full sleeves and use mosquito netting and repellent..Avoid close contacts with the people..Isolating infected individuals and wearing protective clothing..Hemarrhagic fever having complication of neurologic problems like coma,delirium and seizure with severe cases..
Psychological support and support therepy to avoid anxious and stress about illness..proper awareness about disease condition,tranmission and preventive measures can reduce their anxiety and stress about illness..
3, Recently,small clusters of dengue have been identified also in southern europe during the hot season..dengue hemarrhagic fever has grown to pandemic proportions and again constitues a threat to the U.S.
U.S outbreaks: From endemic countries people come to the U.S..because the mosquito vector is common in parts of the U.S infected traveller can touch off localized dengue outbreaks..Americans frequently travel for business or other plan to dengue endemic places in Asia and latin america and every year hundred return infected with dengue..Travel related dengue cases are underreported..Dengue hemarrhagic fever will be a nationally reportable disease in the United states..
CDCs prevention and control for hemarrhagic fever it has wide responsibilties..Isolation is the important measure when the infectious disease outbreaks..