Stress and economic hardship: the impact on children and parents

Nicholas Long

Stress and economic hardship: the impact on children and parents

Pediatr Dent. 2014 Mar-Apr;36(2):109-14.

Author

Nicholas Long¹

Affiliation

¹ Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Pediatric Psychology, and a director, Center for Effective Parenting, Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Ark., USA. LongNicholas@uams.edu.

PMID: 24717747

Abstract

This paper discusses the impact of stress and family economic hardship on children, parents, and parenting. Specific topics covered include the long-term impact of toxic stress on children, the mechanisms through which stressors appear to impact children, the impact of economic hardship, the role of parental depression, and implications for pediatric dentists.

MeSH terms

Child
Child Development / physiology*
Depression / physiopathology
Depression / psychology
Economic Recession*
Family*
Health Status*
Humans
Oral Health
Parent-Child Relations
Parenting / psychology
Parents / psychology
Stress, Physiological / physiology*
Stress, Psychological / physiopathology*
Stress, Psychological / psychology