Prevalence of Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Flint, Michigan, 5 Years After the Onset of the Water Crisis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Environmental disasters, such as the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, are potentially traumatic events (PTEs) that may precipitate long-term psychiatric disorders. The water crisis was associated with acute elevations in mental health problems in the Flint community, but long-term psychiatric sequelae have not yet been evaluated using standardized diagnostic measures.

Objective

To investigate the prevalence of and factors associated with current presumptive diagnostic-level major depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Flint residents 5 years after the onset of the crisis.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cross-sectional study, a household probability sample of 1970 adults living in Flint, Michigan, during the crisis were surveyed a

SUBMITTER: Reuben A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9490512 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature