A Preliminary Investigation of Psychoneurological Symptoms in Low-Income Mothers

Discussion In two samples of low-income mothers, psychoneurological symptoms were prevalent and associated with chronic stressors and with maternal function and may mediate the association between those two factors. These findings extend prior research on depressive symptoms in mothers by investigating pain as an additional key symptom. The studies advance symptom science by highlighting psychoneurological symptoms in a heterogeneous sample without known health conditions.
Source: Nursing Research - Category: Nursing Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research