Risk factors for long-term mental and psychosomatic distress in Latvian Chernobyl liquidators
Title: Risk factors for long-term mental and psychosomatic distress in Latvian Chernobyl liquidators
Author: J F Viel, E Curbakova, B Dzerve, M Eglite, T Zvagule, and C Vincent
Reference: Environ Health Perspect. 1997 December; 105(Suppl 6): 1539–1544.
Keywords: Risk factors, mental distress, psychosomatic disorders, Latvia, liquidators
Abstract: Epidemiologic studies on the health effects of the Chernobyl disaster have focused largely on physical health, whereas the psychological consequences have received little attention. The authors have assessed the associations of various exposure variables with mental and psychosomatic distress in a sample of 1412 Latvian liquidators drawn from the State Latvian Chernobyl Clean-up Workers Registry.