Dtsch Arztebl Int
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Observational Study
Early Childhood Care in the Former East Germany and Mental Stress in Adulthood.
It is still debated in Germany whether early childhood care outside the family might cause mental stress in adulthood. In the German Democratic Republic (GDR-the former East Germany before unification), children were often cared for outside the family from a very early age. ⋯ No relation was found between earlychildhood care in day-care centers in the GDR and mental stress in adulthood. The data were too sparse for any conclusions about specific aspects of care outside the home (e.g., quality or child-rearing norms).