Re: pstd

["Michael Stabin" <michael.g.stabin@vanderbilt.edu>]

Norm Cohen writes



> Could TMI be a cause of PSTD?



Yes, I think that ABC/CBS/NBC, Public Citizen and Greenpeace may indeed be

responsible for much unnecessary PTSD in the population, and they should be

held accountable for such. There were deaths at TMI, you know, from traffic

accidents as people fled in panic from potential radiation exposures of less

than 1 mSv. The possible widespread PTSD from the irresponsible

fearmongering that followed, and continues to this day, should be

investigated. How about a government funded study to evaluate the economic

and psychological impact of these activities, with the victims' families

handsomely rewarded by the offending news organizations and activist groups?

Maybe we could coax Hazel O'Leary back into government service for this one.

;-)



Mike





Michael G. Stabin, PhD, CHP

Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences

Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences

Vanderbilt University

1161 21st Avenue South

Nashville, TN 37232-2675

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