Fire, disease and fear: Effects of the media coverage of 2019–2020 Australian bushfires and novel coronavirus 2019 on population mental health

Jeffrey C.L. Looi; Stephen Allison; Tarun Bastiampillai; Paul Maguire

doi:10.1177/0004867420931163

Fire, disease and fear: Effects of the media coverage of 2019–2020 Australian bushfires and novel coronavirus 2019 on population mental health

Jeffrey C.L. Looi, Stephen Allison, Tarun Bastiampillai, Paul Maguire

College of Medicine and Public Health

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Abstract

The devastating 2019–2020 Australian bushfires have been regarded by media, and hence the community, as unprecedented. Concurrently, the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak raises similar concerns. The intense and often very graphic media coverage of emergency service warnings and updates for both events has caused a cascade of apocalyptic negativity that lours over the populace, possibly affecting population mental health in Australia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	938-939
Number of pages	2
Journal	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	54
Issue number	9
Early online date	12 Jun 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867420931163
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2020

Keywords

Media coverage
mental health
natural disasters
COVID-19 pandemic
Australia
media impact

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