UVA Health: Depression, Suicidal Thoughts Plague Ailing Coal Miners
July 07, 2021
July 07, 2021
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 7 (TNSJou) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release:
More than a third of coal miners and former coal miners suffering from black lung disease struggle with depression, and more than one in 10 has recently considered suicide, a new study finds.
The study is believed to be the first to examine mental-health issues in a large population of coal miners in the United States. Based on the troubling results, the resear . . .
More than a third of coal miners and former coal miners suffering from black lung disease struggle with depression, and more than one in 10 has recently considered suicide, a new study finds.
The study is believed to be the first to examine mental-health issues in a large population of coal miners in the United States. Based on the troubling results, the resear . . .