 Gillette Syndrome is most relevant to boomtowns that are growing rapidly due to nearby natural resource extraction, such as coal mining or natural gas drilling.Psychologist ElDean Kohrs coined the term "Gillette Syndrome" in an attempt to describe the social impacts of rapid coal mining development on the boomtown of Gillette, Wyoming.The first use of the term is thought to be in a 1973 article titled "Social Consequences of Technological Change and Energy Development" by ElDean Kohrs in the magazine "The Wyoming Human Resources Confederation Insight".