Mental Health, Risk Factors, and Social Media Use During the COVID-19 Epidemic and Cordon Sanitaire Among the Community and Health Professionals in Wuhan, China: Cross-Sectional Survey.
Michael Yuxuan NiYang LinCandi M C LeungNa LiXiaoxin I YaoYishan WangGabriel Matthew LeungBenjamin John CowlingQiuyan LiaoPublished in: JMIR mental health (2020)
The internet could be harnessed for telemedicine and restoring daily routines, yet caution is warranted toward spending excessive time searching for COVID-19 news on social media given the infodemic and emotional contagion through online social networks. Online platforms may be used to monitor the toll of the pandemic on mental health.