Louisiana State of Mind: Women’s Mental Health after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
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Studies of several different oil spill disasters have shown that the people affected by these disasters can suffer adverse mental health and behavioral effects. But does the psychological impact of this kind of event differ among subgroups of the affected population? A new study explores that question by looking at how the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 specifically impacted women’s mental health and likelihood of domestic conflict.
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