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Experts discuss the impact of chronic societal stress and strategies to cope during turbulent times.

From societal division to economic uncertainty to global conflict, we are living in stressful times. In this special episode of Speaking of Psychology, Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, CEO of the American Psychological Association, and Georges C. Benjamin, MD, CEO of the American Public Health Association, discuss how chronic societal stress can “get under the skin,” harming the mental and physical health of individuals and communities. They also explore the toll on healthcare workers and share research-backed strategies to cope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Guests: Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, Georges C. Benjamin, MD

Topics covered

• stress management
• healthcare workers
• societal stress
• mental health
• coping strategies

Keywords

• stress
• mental health
• healthcare
• societal division
• economic uncertainty

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Organizations: American Psychological Association, American Public Health Association

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