Policy Statements by Kristen McLean
by Daniel Hoffman, Janice Graham, Fredline M'Cormack, Sharon Abramowitz, Kristen McLean, Mark Nichter, Anita Schroven, Mary Moran, Susan Shepler, Fernanda Falero, Fodei Batty, Koen Peeters Grietens, Kerry B Fosher, Robert Hahn, Sylvain Landry Birane Faye, Doug Henry, E. Liebow, and Fredline M'Cormack-Hale
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Papers by Kristen McLean
PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2015
The West African Ebola epidemic has demonstrated that the existing range of medical and epidemiol... more The West African Ebola epidemic has demonstrated that the existing range of medical and epidemiological responses to emerging disease outbreaks is insufficient, especially in post-conflict contexts with exceedingly poor healthcare infrastructures. In this context, community-based responses have proven vital for containing Ebola virus disease (EVD) and shifting the epidemic curve. Despite a surge in interest in local innovations that effectively contained the epidemic, the mechanisms for community-based response remain unclear. This study provides baseline information on community-based epidemic control priorities and identifies innovative local strategies for containing EVD in Liberia. This study was conducted in September 2014 in 15 communities in Monrovia and Montserrado County, Liberia - one of the epicenters of the Ebola outbreak. Findings from 15 focus group discussions with 386 community leaders identified strategies being undertaken and recommendations for what a community-ba...
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Transcultural Psychiatry, 2020
Globally, over 13% of children and adolescents are affected by mental disorders, yet relatively l... more Globally, over 13% of children and adolescents are affected by mental disorders, yet relatively little scholarship addresses how risk factors, symptoms, and nosology vary by culture and context, especially in young children living in post-conflict and low-resource settings. To address this gap, we conducted a qualitative study to identify and describe the most salient mental health problems facing children aged 6 to 10 years in Sierra Leone, as well as the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to these problems. Free list interviews ( N = 200) and semi-structured interviews ( N = 66) were conducted among caregivers, children, and other relevant key informants to explore risk factors and locally meaningful concepts of distress. Our findings indicate that children are faced with a variety of challenges in their social environments that contribute to distress, including hunger, unmet material needs, and excessive work. Our research identifies five contextually defined mental health...
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