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Children's Mental Health in Families Experiencing Multiple Sclerosis

Patricia Brandt, Ph.D., A.R.N.P.

University of Washington, Seattle

Clarann Weinert, S.C., Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.

Montana State University

A resiliency framework was used for this study. The research question was "Which parent and family factors discriminate between children who are at risk and those who are not at risk for a mental health problem?" The 174 families included in this substudy werefrom a longitudinal investigation in whichfamilies were recruited from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Families were selected if they had children ages 7 to 17 years and one of the two parents had multiple sclerosis. Through discriminant analysis, the variables that statistically maximized differences between two groups of children-those defined as clinically at risk or those not at riskfor a mental health problem-were obtained. Children who were not at riskfor a mental health problem tended to live infamilies who were more adaptable, had more adequate finances, and had more marital agreement. Implications for future empirical and interpretive investigations are discussed.

Journal of Family Nursing, Vol. 4, No. 1, 41-64 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/107484079800400104
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