Mental Health of Parents as Caregivers of Children with Disabilities: Based on Japanese Nationwide Survey.

The number of children with disability is increasing gradually in Japan. Previous researches in other countries have reported that parents as caregivers (CGs) of children with disability have mental health problems, but the actual situation has not been examined nationwide in Japan so far. The aim o...

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Main Authors: Yui Yamaoka, Nanako Tamiya, Yoko Moriyama, Felipe Alfonso Sandoval Garrido, Ryo Sumazaki, Haruko Noguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4686893?pdf=render