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2220-3206 (online) |
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This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. |
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©Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2026. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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Psychiatry |
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Minireviews |
| Article Title |
Beyond direct trauma: Vicarious exposure, media-induced stress, and external stress overload as emerging public mental health challenges
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
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Davoud Amiri, Lamberto Briziarelli, Sara Amiri, Barry Karlsson, Swetang J Shah and Hadi Rahimi Danesh |
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Davoud Amiri, MD, PhD, Researcher, Department of Psychiatry, Affiliated with Uppsala Region, Drottninggatan 12, Uppsala 75310, Uppland, Sweden. info@drdamiri.com |
| Key Words |
External stress overload; Vicarious trauma; Media-induced stress; Digital mental health; Doomscrolling; Psychological distress; Intolerance of uncertainty; Public mental health |
| Core Tip |
This review proposes external stress overload as a clinical framework for understanding how repeated indirect exposure to threatening information may contribute to distress in contemporary digital environments. The model integrates evidence on vicarious trauma, media-induced stress, doomscrolling, uncertainty, rumination, impaired recovery, and stress biology. It is not presented as a new diagnosis, but as a working concept that may help clinicians assess when media exposure, poor recovery, and repeated checking become maintaining factors for anxiety, sleep disturbance, emotional dysregulation, and functional impairment. |
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2026-10-29 07:19 |
| Citation |
Amiri D, Briziarelli L, Amiri S, Karlsson B, Shah SJ, Rahimi Danesh H. Beyond direct trauma: Vicarious exposure, media-induced stress, and external stress overload as emerging public mental health challenges. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(11): 124924
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i11/124924.htm |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5498/wjp.124924 |
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