PRS#10: Why is Donald Trump bad for mental health?

Politicians and public figures have a profound impact on people’s lives and well-being, not only via law or acts, but also via words they use and speeches they give. Since the era of Donald Trump’s presidency is often considered to be the dark age for LGBTQ Americans, in this episode I’m trying to explain how politics and mental health are related.

Couple of interesting research:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34198029/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31829453/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32606040/

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10775587211004308

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/heq.2017.0002

 

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