Dr Joshua Morganstein, Chair of the American Psychiatric Association Committee on the Psychiatric Dimensions of Disaster, answers this question: There is a lot of panic, and anxiety/stress is on the rise, even in people without mental illness. How can psychiatrists advise patients to manage this stress and to remain calm?

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