Table of contents : Foreword Preface About the Author Acronyms used throughout this volume
Chapter 1 What is a pandemic? Chapter 2 Contemporary methods for managing pandemics Chapter 3 Psychological reactions to pandemics Chapter 4 Personality traits as emotional vulnerability factors
Vulnerability to Emotional Distress
Chapter 5 Cognitive-behavioral models of health anxiety
What is Health Anxiety?
Chapter 6 The behavioral immune system Chapter 7 Conspiracy theories Chapter 8 Social psychological factors Chapter 9 Improving risk communication Chapter 10 Improving vaccination adherence Chapter 11 Treating pandemic-related emotional distress Chapter 12 General conclusions and future directions