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Psychological Effects of Colliery Closures

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  • Paul Rowlands
  • Rhodri Huws

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A 'factory closure' type study was conducted by postal survey to assess the impact of the colliery closure programme on individuals. Two collieries were studied, one 'threatened' and one 'unthreatened'. Replies were received from 30% of potential subjects. Miners at the threatened colliery had higher mean GHQ scores and reported greater alcohol consumption and more recent contact with their general practitioners. This study suggests that threat of unemployment and actual unemployment has a significant effect on psychological morbidity, potentially harmful behaviour and use of general practitioners.

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  • Paul Rowlands & Rhodri Huws, 1995. "Psychological Effects of Colliery Closures," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 41(1), pages 21-25, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:41:y:1995:i:1:p:21-25
    DOI: 10.1177/002076409504100102
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