Characterization of Mental Illness Among US Coal Miners

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 May 3;4(5):e2111110. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.11110.

Authors

Drew Harris^{1

2

3}, Timothy McMurry², Amanda Caughron³, Jody Willis³, Justin C Blackburn³, Chad Brizendine¹, Margaret Tomann³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
² Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
³ Black Lung Clinic Program, Stone Mountain Health Services, St Charles, Virginia.

Abstract

This cohort study examines the prevalence of and risk factors for mental illness among current and former coal miners in the United States.

MeSH terms

Aged
Appalachian Region / epidemiology
Coal Mining / statistics & numerical data*
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders / epidemiology*
Middle Aged
Miners / psychology*
Miners / statistics & numerical data*
Occupational Diseases / epidemiology*
Prevalence
West Virginia / epidemiology