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Study: Depression hampers mothers' ability to care for their children.

Women's Health Weekly

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2003 JUN 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center study indicates that depression may play a significant role in hindering the ability of mothers to care for their children.

The study shows that approximately one of five mothers who bring their children to a pediatric emergency department or well-child clinic for care of nonurgent complaints have depression. Moreover, 76% of those who screen positive for depression reported that their depression "made it difficult to care for their children," said Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan, MD, MPH, an emergency medicine physician at Cincinnati Children's and the study's lead author.

"The high rates of depressive symptoms and of mothers' reports that these symptoms cause them difficulty in caring for their children indicate that resources to screen for and address depressive symptoms in mothers should receive high priority in pediatric healthcare settings," said Grupp-Phelan.

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