Developed nations must not fear sending Ebola help

Ebola Treatment and Prevention are not the only Battles: Understanding Ebola-related Fear and Stigma

ebola treatment and prevention are not the only battles: understanding ebola-related fear and stigma

Ebola, fear and preparedness

Dear Editor, The editorial on “Ebola, fear and preparedness” is very inter­ esting [1]. As noted in the Editorial, “it is necessary for South Korea to make strategies to the outbreak by using present facil­ ities as quickly as possible [1].” and “it is also imperative that the government establish suitable communication with its citi­ zens to prevent the spread of uninformed fear and anxiety re...

Ebola treatment and prevention are not the only battles: understanding Ebola-related fear and stigma.

Dear Editor, Although Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) had already taken hundreds of lives in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, it was only declared an ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’ in early August when the world started to panic from the possibility of EVD getting out of African borders a fear that was spreading much faster than the virus itself (1,2). The underlying causes of t...

Must we fear adolescent sexuality?

Editor's Note There is a general fear and anxiety surrounding adolescent sexuality. The question is why? Must we fear adolescent sexuality? This question, the title of the following article, is one that Amy Schalet, PhD, has spent the past decade investigating. It has culminated in a masterful doctoral thesis and a book to be published by the University of Chicago Press in 2006. More specifical...