COLUMBUS, April 25 -- Parents believe that they lack the support they need to feel more fulfilled in their role, according to a new study by American researchers into the mental health and well-being of men and women with children. In particular, they found that parenthood can be a source of isolation and loneliness, as well as exhaustion.

Researchers at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center have reported the results of their latest survey of American parents, revealing that most respondents feel isolated, exhausted and alone. "I work from home full-time and I actually have a job where I'm on camera a lot, and I'm Zoom calling people very often," said Anne Helms, a mother of two young children in Columbus, Ohio, quoted in the sur...