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Effect of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the mental health of carers of people with intellectual disabilities

Paul Willner, John Rose Orcid Logo, Biza Stenfert Kroese, Glynis H Murphy Orcid Logo, Peter E Langdon Orcid Logo, Claire Clifford, Hayley Hutchings Orcid Logo, Alan Watkins Orcid Logo, Steve Hiles, Vivien Cooper

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, Volume: 33, Issue: 6, Pages: 1523 - 1533

Swansea University Authors: Paul Willner, Hayley Hutchings Orcid Logo, Alan Watkins Orcid Logo, Steve Hiles

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Introduction: The measures implemented to manage the COVID‐19 pandemic have been shown to impair mental health. This problem is likely to be exacerbated for carers. Method: Informal carers (mainly parents) of children and adults with intellectual disabilities, and a comparison group of parents of ch...

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