Social Science & MedicineThis week we discuss a recent article on water insecurity and emotional distress by anthropologists (and UF alums) Amber Wutich and Kathleen Ragsdale:

Wutich, A., & Ragsdale, K. (2008). Water insecurity and emotional distress: Coping with supply, access, and seasonal variability of water in a Bolivian squatter settlement. Social Science & Medicine, 67(12), 2116-2125.

This article connects the dots between several articles we discussed earlier in the semester, including the piece on food insecurity and mental health by Hadley et al. and the Crate paper on global climate change. For another perspective on the article, see the story in ASU’s news source.

As a special treat, tomorrow we’ll have a chance to follow up our discussion directly with one of the authors: Amber Wutich will join us by phone (or Skype) towards the end of the session, so have your questions and comments ready!