Predictors of psychological morbidity in parents of children with intellectual disabilities
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Predictors of psychological morbidity in parents of children with intellectual disabilities. / Gallagher, Susan; Phillips, Anna; Oliver, Christopher; Carroll, Douglas.
In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 33, No. 10, 27.11.2008, p. 1129-36.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Predictors of psychological morbidity in parents of children with intellectual disabilities
AU - Gallagher, Susan
AU - Phillips, Anna
AU - Oliver, Christopher
AU - Carroll, Douglas
PY - 2008/11/27
Y1 - 2008/11/27
N2 - OBJECTIVE: This study examined predictors of excess psychological morbidity in parents of children with intellectual disabilities. METHODS: Thirty-two parents of children with intellectual disabilities and 29 parents of typically developing children completed the Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale, and measures of social support, child problem behaviors, sleep quality, and perceived caregiver burden. RESULTS: Parents of children with intellectual disabilities registered high depression and anxiety scores, and the majority met the criteria for possible clinical depression and/or anxiety. The strongest predictor of psychological morbidity was caregiver burden. Analyses of its component dimensions indicated that feelings of guilt held the greatest consequence for depression and anxiety. CONCLUSIONS: Caregiver burden, in general, and its guilt component, in particular, predicted symptoms of depression and anxiety in parents of children with intellectual disabilities. Assisting such parents to resolve their feelings of guilt should benefit their psychological status.
AB - OBJECTIVE: This study examined predictors of excess psychological morbidity in parents of children with intellectual disabilities. METHODS: Thirty-two parents of children with intellectual disabilities and 29 parents of typically developing children completed the Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale, and measures of social support, child problem behaviors, sleep quality, and perceived caregiver burden. RESULTS: Parents of children with intellectual disabilities registered high depression and anxiety scores, and the majority met the criteria for possible clinical depression and/or anxiety. The strongest predictor of psychological morbidity was caregiver burden. Analyses of its component dimensions indicated that feelings of guilt held the greatest consequence for depression and anxiety. CONCLUSIONS: Caregiver burden, in general, and its guilt component, in particular, predicted symptoms of depression and anxiety in parents of children with intellectual disabilities. Assisting such parents to resolve their feelings of guilt should benefit their psychological status.
KW - parents of children with intellectual disability
KW - anxiety
KW - caregiving
KW - depression
U2 - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn040
DO - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn040
M3 - Article
VL - 33
SP - 1129
EP - 1136
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
SN - 0162-3257
IS - 10
ER -