Anxiety and Depression in Mothers of Children with Psychotic Disorders and Mental Retardation
- 2 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 156 (1) , 118-121
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.156.1.118
Abstract
Using the HAD scale, anxiety and depression were assessed in 18 mothers of mentally retarded psychotic children and a comparative group of 18 mothers of children with motor handicaps. Anxiety and depression scores were significantly higher among the mothers of the psychotic children, although no definite signs of depression were recorded.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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