The Trickle-Down Effects of Depression
Dr. Nasreen Khatri
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Posted 05.12.2013
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Canada Living
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People who are caregivers for those with mental illness, physical illness and dementia, have an elevated risk of developing depression. Indeed, a 2010 Canadian Institute for Health Information report pointed out that caring for a person with dementia is correlated with increased stress and emotional problems.
I was born to a mother who is intellectually disabled and has the mental capacity of a pre-teen. In the end, my mother chose to give up her parental rights and physical custody of me to the Children's Aid Society (CAS) when I was nine years old.
