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BP should pay out for mental health claims, says medical association

The American Psychiatric Association says that Gulf oil spill mental health claims should be paid out just like any other health claim. An AFP news release stated that mental illnesses are just as real despite not being as visible and that the destruction of an entire way of life has resulted in numerous cases of depression, PTSD and thoughts of suicide.  The AFP hopes that BP claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg shares the same position even though he recently testified before the House Judiciary Committee that it was unlikely that any monies of the $20 billion fund would be paid out for mental health claims.

Source: NY Daily News

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