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Mental health effects of the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor restart

Journal Article · · Am. J. Psychiatry; (United States)
OSTI ID:6205209

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.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA
OSTI ID:
6205209
Journal Information:
Am. J. Psychiatry; (United States), Journal Name: Am. J. Psychiatry; (United States) Vol. 144:8; ISSN AJPSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English