Roxane Cohen Silver PhD (IMAGE)

University of California - Irvine

Roxane Cohen Silver PhD

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"Extensive consumption of trauma-related news coverage after collective disasters, such as shootings or hurricanes, can perpetuate a cycle of high distress and media use," says Roxane Cohen Silver, UCI professor of psychological science and senior author of the study. "This pattern of behavior is linked to mental and physical health problems in the immediate aftermath as well as over time, even among people who were not directly involved."

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