Manmade earthquakes and healthcare visits for anxiety disorders in Oklahoma, 2010-2019.

Holly StewartArielle KempinskySidra Goldman-MellorMaggie LiRalph CatalanoDavid H RehkopfJoan A Casey

Published in: Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2022)

We report an association between increased frequency of felt earthquakes and treatment seeking for stress disorders. This finding should motivate ongoing study of the potential consequences of the oil and gas industry for mental health outcomes including anxiety disorders.

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