Alex Smolokoff | Mar 15, 2021 According to the organization Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), more than 8% of U.S. children are affected by food allergies—a total that continues to rise after jumping more than 50% over the last two decades. Now, new research from the University of East Anglia highlights just how much these childhood allergies may be affecting the mental health of parents trying to help their children cope. 1 The study, published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, indicated more than 80% of parents with children who suffer from food allergies reported experiencing “significant worry” about their child’s allergy (2021;1–10). More troubling, a whopping 42% of parents met the clinical cut-off for post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), and nearly 40% reported “moderate to extremely severe” anxiety. Parents of children who need to carry around an Epipen or similar adrenaline auto-injector were seven times more likely to experience PTSS. The study, bas
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