The health of mothers and fathers with a child with a disability
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The health of mothers and fathers with a child with a disability
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1992 Jul.
Abstract
Iris Cairns examined the different effects on the health of mothers and fathers when they have a child with a disability. Both have a higher incidence of psychiatric morbidity than parents in the general population, with the mothers' health more significantly affected than that of the fathers, her study revealed.
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