A major effect of the Ebola outbreak was anxiety and depression in survivors. A significant source of this distress was the poor, dehumanizing care Ebola patients received in hospitals (H, N). Survivors faced isolation from their relatives, constantly witnessed the deaths of other patients, and sometimes disrespectful care from hospital staff (N). Though infected patients were allowed to be visited in designated family visit areas, many weren’t visited at all. Adding to feelings of anxiety, some survivors had their food thrown at them as the hospital staff were too afraid to go near the infected (H). An additional source of anxiety and depression was survivor’s guilt (H, O). This guilt was often increased by isolation in hospitals and direct
