Dr. Diana Concannon joined a special California-wide broadcast of KPBS midday edition to discuss how communities can look to psychological recovery on the face of the COVID-19 outbreak.
“Emotional contagion of itself is pretty neutral… But in cases where individuals are engaging in panic behaviors— that also can be contagious… And it’s important, when individuals are feeling that they cannot tolerate that level of anxiety, that they do reach out either to friends or family or to the many mental health resources are available.”