P01-310 - Predictors of mental health distress in mothers with autism children - 05/05/11
Résumé |
Introduction |
Taking care of a child with Autism has been shown to place a significant burden on the caregiver’s, especially mothers (Khodabakhshi Kooalee, 2008).
Objectives |
Propose of this study is to identify mental health distress in mothers with Autism children.
Methods |
50 mothers who had a child with Autism (APA, 2002) and 50 mothers who had not a child with Autism (control healthy group) selected in present study. A total 100 mothers were answered General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) Persian version. The mean of age of children was 10.50 years old.
Results |
The results indicated health -related distress (GHQ) was markedly increased in comparison to healthy controls. Mothers with Autism children reported high level of depression and Anxiety disorder than healthy group. Also, 66% of mothers reports very low level social function.
Conclusion |
According to the results, mothers with Autistic Children experiences high level of stress and mental health problems. It is noteworthy to noted, the psycho-educational family, social network and supportive psychotherapy are offer to these mothers and other member of family.
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Vol 26 - N° S1
P. 312 - 2011 Retour au numéro
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