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- Title
Types of disability in children and maternal depressive symptoms: Is there any relationship?
- Authors
Rashedi, Vahid; Rezaei, Mohammad; Morasae, Esmaeil Khedmati; Weisi, Farzad
- Abstract
Objective: To investigate the level of depressive symptoms in mothers of children with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD) and the variations of these symptoms between mothers of children with different categories of IDD. Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among 162 mothers of children with IDD in Tehran, Iran. The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and a demographic questionnaire were used to gather the required data. Results: Mothers of children with IDD experienced depressive symptoms of varying degrees of severity. BDI-II scores of the mothers who had children with IDD were high (18.15 ± 10.62) but depressive symptoms were not significantly associated with the children's type of disability. Conclusion: Mothers of children with IDD, in general, reported a mild level of depressive symptoms. As a result, one can suggest that they should be provided with regular psychological support.
- Subjects
IRAN; ANALYSIS of variance; MENTAL depression; RESEARCH methodology; CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders; INTELLECTUAL disabilities; MOTHERS; PARENTS of children with disabilities; PROBABILITY theory; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; QUESTIONNAIRES; T-test (Statistics); CROSS-sectional method; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ADULTS
- Publication
International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation, 2013, Vol 20, Issue 10, p495
- ISSN
1741-1645
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/ijtr.2013.20.10.495