peer-reviewedThis study examined predictors of excess psychological morbidity in parents of children with intellectual disabilities.ACCEPTEDpeer-reviewe

A. C. Phillips

Aman

Ankri

Baker

Benderix

Blacher

Bramley

Brummett

Buysse

C. Oliver

Carter

D. Carroll

Dunn

Fictenberg

Glidden

Goodman

Graungaard

Hastings

Herrmann

Maes

Magana

McCurry

Meltzer

Nikcevic

Ostwald

Phipps

Rutter

S. Gallagher

Vedhara

Wade

Weiss

Yirmiya

Zarit

English

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

Gallagher, Stephen

Phillips, Anna C

Oliver, Christopher

Carroll, Douglas

Stirling Online Research Repository

Predictors of Psychological Morbidity in Parents of Children with Intellectual Disabilities

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

Gallagher, Susan

Phillips, Anna

University of Birmingham Research Portal

Predictors of psychological morbidity in parents of children with intellectual disabilities

This study examined predictors of excess psychological morbidity in parents of children with intellectual disabilities.ACCEPTEDpeer-reviewe

Predictors of psychological morbidity in parents of children with intellectual disabilities

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