The more exposure to media information about COVID-19, the more distressed you will feel. (Special issue on immunopsychiatry of COVID-19 pandemic.)

ABSTRACT

The objective of the article was to examine the association between media exposure to information about COVID-19 and psychological distress in the general population in China. This is the first study that demonstrates a dose-response relationship between media exposure to information about COVID-19 and psychological distress in the healthy population. The negative effects of repeated media exposure on mental health can be seen in other community crises, including the 9/11 terrorist attack, the Boston Marathon Bombings, and the 2014 Ebola epidemic, to name a few.