Parent and Child Reports of Food Insecurity and Mental Health: Divergent Perspectives.

Conclusion: Our data show that adults may not accurately perceive the subjective effects of food insecurity on children in their household, particularly in households receiving food assistance, perhaps because of objectively greater need. Because food insecurity may have profound effects on child development, pediatricians should be aware of the mental health risks for children in food-insecure homes. PMID: 30559615 [PubMed]
Source: Ochsner Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: Ochsner J Source Type: research