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ERIC Number: EJ648855
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1469-0047
Maternal Responses to the Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities in Children: A Qualitative Study Using a Focus Group Approach.
Partington, Kevin J.
Journal of Learning Disabilities (United Kingdom), v6 n2 p163-73 Jun 2002
A study explored maternal response to the diagnosis of mental retardation in children using a focus group of six mothers. Findings identified four themes: differences between antenatal and postnatal diagnosis; a cycle of bereavement; issues relating to causation; and examples of poor interpersonal skills from medical personnel. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Bereavement, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Coping, Emotional Response, Focus Groups, Grief, Interpersonal Communication, Medical Services, Mental Retardation, Mother Attitudes, Professional Personnel, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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