Abstract
Plagues have come and gone throughout the course of human history. They can be extremely disruptive of societies through which they ravage and usually permanently change things even after the infections decrease. What can we learn from our past pandemics? What are the likely scenarios that could play out and to which professional mental health workers will have to respond? These topics will be examined herein.
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