ArticleFrontiers in psychology2021
Conspiracy Theories: A Public Health Concern and How to Address It.
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 12 papers.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Ethical Considerations Regarding the Vaccination of Children-The Power Dynamics Between Doctors and Parents.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026Review
- Priming Need-Frustrating Memories Sparks Conspiracy Beliefs: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective.Journal of personality · 2026Article
- Predictors of Risk Perception Among General Practitioners and Paediatricians Concerning Potential Health Effects of Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields.Bioelectromagnetics · 2026Article
- Factors associated with risk perception among school and nursery school teachers concerning potential health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Conspiratorial thinking in a 50-state survey of American adults.Journal of affective disorders · 2025Article
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- Patient and public understanding of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review and meta-ethnography.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2024Review
- Vaccine conspiracy association with higher COVID-19 vaccination side effects and negative attitude towards booster COVID-19, influenza and monkeypox vaccines: A pilot study in Saudi Universities.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Article
- Misinformation, Trust, and Use of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19.JAMA health forum · 2023Article
- From Conspiracy to Hesitancy: The Longitudinal Impact of COVID-19 Vaccine Conspiracy Theories on Perceived Vaccine Effectiveness.Vaccines · 2023Article
- Conspiratorial Attitude of the General Public in Jordan towards Emerging Virus Infections: A Cross-Sectional Study Amid the 2022 Monkeypox Outbreak.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
- Monkeypox Knowledge and Confidence in Diagnosis and Management with Evaluation of Emerging Virus Infection Conspiracies among Health Professionals in Kuwait.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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Abstract
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was characterized by a significant increase in the endorsement of conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories are narratives that can enable and accentuate distrust toward health professionals and authorities. As such, they can lead to violent radicalization and should be considered a public health issue. This perspective article aims to further the understanding of professionals on conspiracy theories
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