Will Election Stress Go Away Once The Voting Is Done?

Stress Anxiety
Stress Sodanie Chea / Flickr
Stress Anxiety
Stress Sodanie Chea / Flickr

Will Election Stress Go Away Once The Voting Is Done?

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A survey by the  American Psychological Association (APA) in October found that 52 percent of American adults reported the 2016 election as “a very or somewhat significant source of stress.”

Hispanics were the most stressed of all the racial and ethnic groups that were polled.  

So what happens when the election is over? Dr. Vaile Wright, a member of the APA’s Stress in America team, joins us to talk about the way forward.