Local Doctor Pens Book To Address Election Stress Disorder

Chorus Memorial Day is a day we can all unite to remember those who died serving our country and honor them. But since the election, there's also been a lot of divisiveness in the country, creating lots of stress. In fact, a local doctor says his patients are suffering from post election stress disorder. Vince Marino reports.

Congratulations, Mr. President. Donald Trump is 130 days into the job. Some say he's doing great, others not so much. I think he's a professional manager, and that really is what we need in this country at this time.

I'm sorry, I feel no respect for this man.

On the night President Trump was elected, doctors here in the desert started getting phone calls from their patients.

One of my psychiatrist friends, she said that she got 47 phone calls one night on the election night.

Dr. Kiran Dintiala, or as some of his patients call him, Dr. Kalm, calls it post election stress disorder.

People are still coming to me and saying that they are stressed about this whole issue.

So what are the side effects of stressing about our nation?

They have anxiety, their blood pressure goes up, feeling palpitations, sometimes chest pain.

To address the growing number of people suffering from PESD, Dr. Dintiala wrote a book, Seven Keys to Surviving the Trump Presidency. The book talks about letting go of resentment, practicing acceptance, and realizing the existence of a divine universal plan.

It is about healing post election stress. I'm not necessarily bashing Trump, you know, if, for example, Mrs. Clinton won the election, I would have written seven keys to survive the Clinton presidency.

And on this Memorial Day, let us.

Be determined not to talk negative about anyone, not to bash anyone, and at least for this day, and maybe start a new journey.