@article{ref1,
title="COVID-19-related media consumption and posttraumatic stress symptoms in U.S. military veterans: a nationally representative, longitudinal study",
journal="Psychiatry research",
year="2023",
author="Whealin, Julia M. and Fischer, Ian C. and Na, Peter J. and Pietrzak, Robert H.",
volume="326",
number="",
pages="e115354-e115354",
abstract="PURPOSE: To examine the association between COVID-19 media consumption and pandemic-related posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in U.S. veterans. <br><br>METHODS: A population-based sample of 3,074 U.S. veterans was surveyed prior to the pandemic (fall 2019) and a year later during the height of the pandemic (fall 2020). <br><br>RESULTS: Greater COVID-19 media consumption was associated with pandemic-related PTSS, particularly in veterans with pre-existing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who were 79% more likely to report pandemic-related PTSS relative to veterans with PTSD who consumed less COVID-19 media. <br><br>CONCLUSION: COVID-19 media consumption is independently linked to a greater likelihood of pandemic-related PTSS in U.S. veterans.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-1781",
doi="10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115354",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115354"
}