title: The health of mothers and fathers with a child with a disability.
abstract: Iris Cairns examined the different effects on the health of mothers and fathers when they have a child with a disability. Both have a higher incidence of psychiatric morbidity than parents in the general population, with the mothers' health more significantly affected than that of the fathers, her study revealed.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cairns
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008603:Mental Health; D010290:Parents