April 9, 2020
How To be Mindful About Consuming Coronavirus News
Mindful, April 9, 2020
How To be Mindful About Consuming Coronavirus News
Alison Holman and her colleagues at UC Irvine have studied past epidemics and disasters to see how news reporting affects people. They found that those who read or saw more sensationalist, repetitive news stories experienced acute stress and other symptoms similar to post-traumatic stress disorder, with poorer health up to three years later.