Long-term mental health consequences of the accident at Three Mile Island.

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Bromet, Evelyn J

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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1990Description: 14p., 32 refs, 2 tables, 4 figsSubject: This report re-examines the findings on mental morbidity from the NIMH-sponsored research by shifting the focus from general mental/emotional distress to three specific aspects of symptomatology. Three high-risk groups are examined - mothers of young children living within ten miles of the plant; workers employed at TMI; and community mental health patients residing within ten miles of the plant. The TMI accident had had a long-term adverse effect on the mental health of the mothers of young children, particularly those living within five miles of the plant when the accident occurred. No special services have been planned or established for this group, their concerns about the impact of the event and subsequnt sequelae deserve recognition and even community intervention

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Reprinted from International Journal of Mental Health; 1990; Vol 19 No 2; pp48-60

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This report re-examines the findings on mental morbidity from the NIMH-sponsored research by shifting the focus from general mental/emotional distress to three specific aspects of symptomatology. Three high-risk groups are examined - mothers of young children living within ten miles of the plant; workers employed at TMI; and community mental health patients residing within ten miles of the plant. The TMI accident had had a long-term adverse effect on the mental health of the mothers of young children, particularly those living within five miles of the plant when the accident occurred. No special services have been planned or established for this group, their concerns about the impact of the event and subsequnt sequelae deserve recognition and even community intervention

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