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Mental distress in mothers of pre-school children in Inner London

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Peter Moss  and
Ian Plewis
Peter Moss*
Affiliation:
From the Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, London
Ian Plewis
Affiliation:
From the Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, London
*
1Address for correspondence: Mr Peter Moss, Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, 41 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ.
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Synopsis

The level of mental ‘distress’ was assessed for a sample of mothers with pre-school children in Inner London. Fifty-two per cent of mothers had a moderate or severe distress problem in the 12 months prior to interview. Variables correlating with distress were identified and replicated in a second sample. Social class was not found to be related, and the question of the general relationship between social class and distress is considered.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , November 1977 , pp. 641 - 652
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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