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To purchase or authenticate to the full-text of this article, please visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01145.x Byline: Giovanna Ramaglia (*), Antonino Romeo ([dagger]), Maurizio Viri ([dagger]), Monica Lodi ([dagger]), Simona Sacchi ([double dagger]), Giuseppina Cioffi ([double dagger]) Keywords: Idiopathic epilepsy; Burden of care; Worries; Vulnerability Abstract: The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of idiopathic epilepsy on mothers and fathers in terms of strain, burden of care, worries and perception of vulnerability. Data were collected and analyzed shortly after the diagnosis (T0) and 12 months later (T1). The results indicated that at T0 parents of children with epilepsy showed higher levels of worries and perception of vulnerability than controls; mothers sustained a greater burden of care and exhibited higher levels of strain than fathers. At T1, strain and perception of vulnerability decreased both for mothers and fathers, while burden of care and worries remained stable. At T0 and T1, strain was associated with parents' perception of vulnerability and anxiety for their children's future. Author Affiliation: (*)Department of Educational Sciences, University of Turin, Italy ([dagger])Epilepsy Center, Department of Child Neuropsychiatry and Neurophysiology, Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico Hospital, Milan, Italy ([double dagger])Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy Article History: Accepted March 21, 2007. Article note: Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Giovanna Ramaglia, Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Educazione, v. Gaudenzio Ferrari 9/11, Torino, Italy. E-mail: giovanna.ramaglia@unito.it