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Determinants of the mental health of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders

Justyna C. Świerczyńska
1
,
Beata Pawłowska
2
,
Izabela Chojnowska-Ćwiąkała
3
,
Radosław Krawczykiewicz
4

  1. Department of Psychology Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
  2. Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Rehabilitation, First Faculty of Medicine with Dentistry Division, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
  3. The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
  4. PhD, Cardiology, Specialist Hospital in Nisko, Poland
Medical Studies 2026; 42 (1): 39–44
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ms.2026.160426
Online publish date: 2026/04/20
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