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Mental health and war news : the intersection of media exposure and psychological disorders
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Diversos eventos que envolvem um grande número de vítimas têm mostrado impactar negativamente a Saúde Mental das populações. A guerra Rússia-Ucrânia e a guerra Israel-Hamas não são exceção. Os meios de comunicação social desempenham um papel fundamental na disseminação de informação, tornando-a disponível a todos nós, incluindo aqueles que já apresentam algum tipo de sofrimento psicológico. Neste estudo, além de tentarmos replicar os resultados encontrados num estudo anterior (Castro et al., 2023), investigámos se as perturbações depressivas ou de ansiedade influenciam o tipo de exposição (voluntária vs. involuntária vs. ambas) cobertura mediática das guerras, assim como as preocupações acerca deste tipo de conflitos - nomeadamente ansiedade face à guerra, pensamento persistente acerca da guerra e preocupações com o futuro. Também procurámos identificar quais os formatos de notícias associados a maiores preocupações com a guerra no nosso grupo de controlo. Na nossa amostra, os participantes diagnosticados com síndromes ansiosas, que foram expostos a notícias de guerra voluntária e involuntariamente, demonstraram uma maior procura por este tipo de notícias. Além disso, tanto os participantes com diagnósticos de síndromes ansiosas, como os participantes com diagnósticos de síndromes depressivas, demonstraram níveis mais elevados de pensamento persistente acerca da guerra. Embora não tenhamos encontrado nenhuma associação entre os formatos de notícias audiovisuais e maiores preocupações com as guerras, é evidente que os meios de comunicação social são responsáveis por ampliar os efeitos negativos destes conflitos, levando o seu impacto para além das comunidades diretamente afetadas.
Over time, several mass casualty events have demonstrated their ability to negatively impact the mental health of populations. The Russian-Ukrainian War (RUW) and the Israeli-Hamas War (IHW) are no exceptions. The media play a fundamental role in disseminating information and making it available to everyone, including those who are already experiencing some form of psychological distress. In this study, in addition to attempting to replicate the results of previous research (Castro et al., 2023), we investigated whether depressive or anxiety disorders influence the type (voluntary vs. involuntary vs. both) of exposure to war coverage, and even concerns about the war - namely war anxiety, war persistent thinking and fear of the future. We also wanted to see which news formats were associated with greater concerns among our control group. In our sample, the group of participants diagnosed with anxiety disorders, who were exposed to war-related news, both voluntarily and involuntarily, showed that they sought out more of this type of news. In addition, both anxious and depressed individuals showed higher levels of war persistent thinking. Although we did not find an association between audiovisual formats and higher levels of war concerns, it is clear that the media act as a channel that amplifies the negative effects of community trauma, extending these effects beyond the communities directly affected.
Over time, several mass casualty events have demonstrated their ability to negatively impact the mental health of populations. The Russian-Ukrainian War (RUW) and the Israeli-Hamas War (IHW) are no exceptions. The media play a fundamental role in disseminating information and making it available to everyone, including those who are already experiencing some form of psychological distress. In this study, in addition to attempting to replicate the results of previous research (Castro et al., 2023), we investigated whether depressive or anxiety disorders influence the type (voluntary vs. involuntary vs. both) of exposure to war coverage, and even concerns about the war - namely war anxiety, war persistent thinking and fear of the future. We also wanted to see which news formats were associated with greater concerns among our control group. In our sample, the group of participants diagnosed with anxiety disorders, who were exposed to war-related news, both voluntarily and involuntarily, showed that they sought out more of this type of news. In addition, both anxious and depressed individuals showed higher levels of war persistent thinking. Although we did not find an association between audiovisual formats and higher levels of war concerns, it is clear that the media act as a channel that amplifies the negative effects of community trauma, extending these effects beyond the communities directly affected.
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Trabalho Final do Curso de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 2024
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Media Saúde mental Sintomas depressivos Síndromes de ansiedade Guerra Psiquiatria