IMPACT OF BOOM-AND-BUST ECONOMIES FROM OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ON PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATIONS AMONG MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES.

ABSTRACT: An estimated 18 million Americans reside within 1.6 km (1 mile) of an oil and gas development (OGD) facility. OGD often creates cycles of economic boom-and-busts, resulting in precarious employment, social disruptions, and environmental stressors, which may have mental health consequences. Among counties with OGD, we used Medicaid claims data to calculate annual county-level counts of inpatient hospitalizations with psychiatric diagnoses (n = 3.6 million hospitalizations, 2001-2011). Each county-year combination was classified by the trajectory of OGD resource production: boom (economic growth), bust (economic decline), and status quo (comparison group). Using a quasi-experimental panel data study design, we observed a small increase in annual county-level inpatient psychiatric hospitaliza

SUBMITTER: Willis MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12520238 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature