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When a younger sibling has a disability, it places a strain on older children (opens in a new tab)

medicalxpress.com · 2026-10-19

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Claim 1 of 7Not checkedThe strain caused by having a child with a disability affects the whole family, and state support can mitigate the negative consequences.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 7Not checkedSecond-born children whose younger sibling has a disability are 13% more likely to seek psychological support themselves between the ages of 9 and 20.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 7Not checkedAfter the Danish government expanded social benefits for parents of seriously ill children in 1998, the use of mental health support by second-born children fell from 21% to 9%.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 7Not checkedThe number of visits by these second-born children to psychiatrists rose by 23%, prescriptions for psychiatric medication increased by 18%, and counseling use increased by 11%.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 7Not checkedThe effects became apparent when siblings were around 9 years old and intensified during the teenage years.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 6 of 7Not checkedThe effects were particularly pronounced in families where mothers had only an elementary school education; in those families, the employment rate among mothers fell by 13% and the likelihood of parents remaining together was 6% lower.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 7 of 7Not checkedThe study examined more than 60,000 Danish families with three or more children over a period of 30 years.View evidenceHide evidence

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Currie, (Joseph) Austin (1939–2021), politician and author

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography · 2025 · Crossref

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