Election Results May Be Harmful to Health.
In this study, researchers found that some individuals on the losing end of an election saw their mental and physical health start to sink under a wave of perceived threats and targeted hostility. More specifically, the research team found that unwelcomed election results can increase stress levels as well as the rates of disease incidence, premature birth, and early death. Study author Dr. David Williams comments, “The bottom line is that we found that a dramatic social event, such as terrorist attack or even a presidential election, can be a factor that can undermine health.”
New England Journal of Medicine, June 2017