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Lessons from data about depression in stay-at-home mums

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There’s a new study out today showing that mothers who stay home with children are more likely to be depressed and angry than mothers who are employed. But it is far too simple to look at the data through that one lens. If you dig down a level what it really shows is that mothers with fewer resources struggle more than mothers who have more.

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