Mental health indicators associated with oil spill response and clean-up: cross-sectional analysis of the GuLF STUDY cohort

• Main Authors: Richard K Kwok, PhD (Author), John A McGrath, MA (Author), Sarah R Lowe, PhD (Author), Lawrence S Engel, PhD (Author), W Braxton Jackson, 2nd, MPH (Author), Matthew D Curry, MA (Author), Julianne Payne, PhD (Author), Sandro Galea, Prof, MD (Author), Dale P Sandler, Prof, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Adverse mental health effects have been reported following oil spills but few studies have identified specific responsible attributes of the clean-up experience. We aimed to analyse the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (Gulf of Mexico) disaster on the mental health of indiv...