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Mental health effects of the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor restart.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3605430     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Controversy over potential mental health effects of the Three Mile Island Unit-1 restart led the authors to examine prospectively the pattern of psychiatric symptoms in a sample of Three Mile Island area mothers of young children. Symptom levels after restart were elevated over previous levels; a sizable subcohort of the sample reported relatively serious degrees of postrestart distress. History of diagnosable major depression and generalized anxiety following the Three Mile Island accident, plus symptoms and beliefs about personal risk prior to the restart, best predicted postrestart symptoms.
Authors:
M A Dew; E J Bromet; H C Schulberg; L O Dunn; D K Parkinson
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of psychiatry     Volume:  144     ISSN:  0002-953X     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Psychiatry     Publication Date:  1987 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1987-08-26     Completed Date:  1987-08-26     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370512     Medline TA:  Am J Psychiatry     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1074-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Accidents*
Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis
Depressive Disorder / diagnosis
Disasters
Female
Humans
Mental Disorders / diagnosis*
Nuclear Reactors*
Prospective Studies
Stress, Psychological / diagnosis
United States
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
278-79-0048//PHS HHS; MH-15169/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH-35425/MH/NIMH NIH HHS

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