Carers of adults with intellectual disability report higher rates of lockdown mental health problems – News-Medical.Net

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 24 2020
Family carers for children and adults with intellectual disabilities have reported rates of mental health problems under lockdown that are up to 10 times higher than parents without those responsibilities, a new study has found.
They were five times more likely to report severe anxiety, and between four and ten times more likely to report major depression, compared to parents who did not have caring responsibilities for children with intellectual d…

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