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International Journal of Psychology & Behavior Analysis Volume 6 (2020), Article ID 6:IJPBA-170, 6 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2020/170
Research Article
Parental Stress in Cases of Children 'At Risk' for Specific Learning Disorder: A Pilot Study

Paraskevi Exarchou1, Yannis Simos2, Vassiliki Siafaka1 and Victoria Zakopoulou1*

1Laboratory of New Approaches in Communication Disorders, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Greece
2Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Greece
Prof. Zakopoulou Victoria, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, University of Ioannina, 4th km of National Road of Ioannina- Athens, 45500 Ioannina, Greece; E-mail: vzakop@uoi.gr
21 September 2020; 08 December 2020; 10 December 2020
Exarchou P, Simos Y, Siafaka V, Zakopoulou V (2020) Parental Stress in Cases of Children 'At Risk' for Specific Learning Disorder: A Pilot Study. Int J Psychol Behav Anal 6: 170. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2020/170

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