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Sep 2024
26m 40s

Election Anxiety: Navigating and Easing ...

HEALTHLINE MEDIA
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As political campaigns ramp up, many of us feel the pressure and anxiety that come with the constant stream of fear-based rhetoric. In this timely episode, Gabe Howard sits down with Dr. Michelle A. Patriquin, the director of research at the Menninger Clinic and an associate professor at Baylor College of Medicine, to explore the phenomenon of election stres ... Show More
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