Cancer Poses Challenges For Husbands' Frame Of Mind
The greater the psychological distress among wives suffering from breast cancer, the poorer the physical health of their caretaking husbands -- regardless of the husband's own quality of life. And the greater the psychological distress among ... [... more]
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Caring For Heart Patients Can Strain Hearts
Depression often helps boost the health risks associated with caregiving, Mosca noted. In fact, measures of psychological strain were significantly higher among study participants with depression and low social support, she said. "We don't know ... [... more]
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Spouse's Sickness Bodes Ill For Partner's Health
To unravel the connection, Christakis and co-researcher Paul D. Allison, a University of Pennsylvania statistician, examined records of more than a half million couples who were in enrolled in Medicare from 1993 through 2001. Their findings, ... [... more]
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