The stress of having a child go through a life-threatening
event may have long-term health consequences for parents, a new study suggests.
Researchers in the Netherlands found that parents of
teenagers who'd been in a disastrous New Year's Eve fire were at increased risk
of developing high blood pressure over the next four years.
Past research has linked chronic stress to elevations
in blood pressure, and it's certainly stressful for parents to help a child
recover from burn injuries, as well as from the emotional trauma of such a
disaster, explained Dr. Tina Dorn of the Netherlands Institute for Health
Services Research.
Source: CNN.com
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