Prolonged Financial Distress After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Predicts Behavioral Health.
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| Title: | Prolonged Financial Distress After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Predicts Behavioral Health. |
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| Authors: | Buckingham-Howes, Stacy (AUTHOR), Holmes, Katherine (AUTHOR), Glenn Morris, J. (AUTHOR), Grattan, Lynn M. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. Apr2019, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p294-305. 12p. 3 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Oil spills, Drug use testing, Beck Depression Inventory, Alcohol drinking, Horizon, Psychiatric epidemiology, Income, Research funding, Mental illness, Psychological stress, Disasters, Psychological tests, Psychosocial factors |
| Geographic Terms: | Gulf Coast (U.S.), United States, Florida, Alabama, Americas |
| Abstract: | The economic impact of disasters is well known; however, the link between financial loss and behavioral health problems is unknown. Participants included 198 adults of ages 21 to 82, living within 10 miles of the Gulf Coast during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and were involved in the fishing, harvesting, seafood processing, or service/tourism industries. The functional impact of financial resource loss at 2.5 years post spill was measured using the 26-item Financial Life Events Checklist (FLEC). Individuals responded to financial distress by reducing social events and utility bills and changing food-shopping habits. The FLEC significantly predicted higher drug use (Drug Abuse Screening Test), alcohol use (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test), mood problems (Profile of Mood States), and depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory II) (p values ≤ 0.05) 4.5 years after the spill. This preliminary study supports the notion that the functional impact of financial loss has a long-term impact on behavioral health after an oil spill. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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