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Psychological distress among younger siblings of patients with homozygous sickle cell disease in the Jamaican cohort study.
The West Indian medical journal - 1 Mar 2000
Foster-Williams K, Hambleton I R, Hilton C, Serjeant G R
Abstract excerpt
The presence of a chronically ill family member may adversely affect the psychological health of siblings. This study used the General Health Questionnaire and the Modified Social Adjustment Scale to assess psychological distress in 20 younger siblings (4 AA, 16 AS genotypes), aged 16-19 years, of patients with homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease. The results were compared with those previously obtained in the 20...
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