Depression and Anxiety in Families with a Mentally Handicapped Child.

Andersson, Egil

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ERIC Number: EJ468740

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Depression and Anxiety in Families with a Mentally Handicapped Child.

Andersson, Egil

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, v16 n2 p165-69 Jun 1993

This study of depression and anxiety found (1) no significant differences between parents with (n=49) and without (n=47) children having mental retardation; (2) higher anxiety levels in women than men; and (3) higher anxiety levels in parents with shorter experience with the child. (DB)

Descriptors: Anxiety, Child Rearing, Depression (Psychology), Family Problems, Fathers, Mental Retardation, Mothers, Parents, Sex Differences, Stress Variables

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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