The Human Face of Pandemics (Hardback)

The Human Face of Pandemics (Hardback)

The Human Face of Pandemics reveals the emotional, psychosocial, and behavioural realities that shape how societies experience and respond to global health crises and pandemics. Drawing on phenomenology, ontology, epistemology, and axiology, the authors uncover how fear, meaning, identity, and value systems influence public and individual health and preventive behaviours during pandemic outbreaks and in their aftermath. Through insights from HIV/AIDS and Covid‑19, this book exposes the psychological ruptures, ethical tensions, and missed opportunities that define pandemic life. Blending research, clinical experience, and psychosocial analysis, it offers a compelling framework for understanding resilience, vulnerability, and the human choices that determine the success or failure of pandemic prevention.

 About the Authors: Carlo Lazzari is a mental health senior practitioner in the UK with experience in infectious diseases. His work spans mental health, clinical practice, and interdisciplinary teaching. He has contributed to scholarship in psychological medicine, interprofessional care, and applied research. His interests include the intersections between health behaviours, early attachment, and personality development. Dr Jon Rees (University of Sunderland, UK) is an associate professor at the University of Sunderland, teaching and researching in areas related to public health, health behaviours, and community wellbeing. His work explores how social and environmental factors shape everyday experiences of health, with a focus on accessible, practice-informed scholarship. Prof Yitka Graham (University of Sunderland, UK) leads the Helen McArdle Nursing and Care Research Institute at the University of Sunderland. Her work focuses around health services research, exploring patient experience, workforce development and health inequalities across health and social care. Her research aims to improve clinical practice and outcomes. Dr Rebecca Owens (University of Sunderland, UK) is a Chartered Psychologist and the Head of the School of Psychology. She takes an evolutionary approach to her academic interests, which are now primarily focused on male psychology.