Impact of Ebola experiences and risk perceptions on mental health in Sierra Leone, July 2015

The mental health impact of the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic has been described among survivors, family members and healthcare workers, but little is known about its impact on the general population of affected countries. We assessed symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the general population in Sierra Leone after over a year of outbreak response.We administered a cross-sectional survey in July 2015 to a...