Peer Programs Boost Moms of Children With Autism

"The well-being of this population is critically important because, compared to parents of typically developing children, parents of children with developmental disabilities experience substantially higher levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, and as they age, physical and medical problems...

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Published inThe Epoch Times no. 2
Main Author Wetzel, Jennifer
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York (NY) The Epoch Times 08.08.2014
EditionNew York ed.
Subjects
Anxiety
Autism
Children & youth
Children with disabilities
Developmental disabilities
Mental depression
Mental health
Mentors
Mothers
Parents & parenting
Pediatrics
Quality of life
Sleep
Stress
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Summary:"The well-being of this population is critically important because, compared to parents of typically developing children, parents of children with developmental disabilities experience substantially higher levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, and as they age, physical and medical problems," says lead author Elisabeth Dykens, professor of psychology and human development, pediatrics, and psychiatry at Vanderbilt University. The National Institutes of Health's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, and the National Institute of Mental Health funded the study.