United States of Fear: How America Fell Victim to a Mass Delusional Psychosis:

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, LA-based psychiatrist Mark McDonald grew increasingly concerned by the negative mental health effects he witnessed among his patients-and Americans nationwide. These negative effects-stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, domestic violence, suicidal ideation-were all directly traceable to the climate of fear being stoked by public health authorities and irresponsibly amplified by national media. These fears in turn drove a hysterical overreaction from gov...