Mother\'s Experiences of Having Mental Retarded Child

• Main Authors: Sima Mohammadkhan-Kermanshahi (Author), Zohreh Vanki (Author), Fazlollah Ahmadi (Author), Parviz Azad-Fallah (Author), Anoushirvan Kazem-Nezhad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, 2006-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Giving birth and training to a child with Mental Retardation (MR) can be stressful for mothers. Therefore mothers need role models and adequate preparation to effectively teach the child to function at optimum level within the environment. Nurses are in a strategic position to assume a vi...