Mental health disorders in childhood: assessing the burden on families
Abstract
It is well known that caring for a sick child creates an economic burden for families. Less is known about how this burden differs by condition. We found that caring for a child with mental health care needs affects financial well-being more than caring for a child with other special health care needs. Parents of children with mental health disorders are also more likely than other parents to cut work hours, to quit work, and to spend more time arranging their child's care. Equalizing private insurance coverage and providing cash support could play a vital role in easing the economic toll of care for children with mental health disorders.
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- Authors
- Busch, S. H., & Barry, C. L.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- Venue
- Health Affairs
- Publisher
- Health Affairs Publishing, LLC
- Published
- 2007-07
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1088-1095
- ISSN
- 0278-2715 (ISSN-L)
- 1544-5208
- OpenAlex
- W2128411291
- Cited by
- 102
- References
- 15
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- FWCI
- 4.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Affairs (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Healthcare Policy and Management
- Keywords
- family financial burden, financial well-being, working time reduction, parental employment, childcare arrangements, private insurance coverage, cash transfers
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Mental Disorders, Child, Child, Preschool, Employment, Health Expenditures, Family, Female, Financing, Personal, Health Surveys, Home Nursing, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Public Assistance, Severity of Illness Index, Time Factors, United States, Logistic Models, Caregivers, Cost of Illness, Insurance Coverage, Children with Disabilities, Disabled Children
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