Open AccessPsychopathology and coping mechanisms in parents of children with intellectual disability
Author(s) -
Suyog Vijay Jaiswal,
Alka A Subramanyam,
Henal Shah,
Ravindra Kamath
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_259_17
Subject(s) - psychopathology , psychology , coping (psychology) , intellectual disability , clinical psychology , psychiatry , developmental psychology
Raising a child with intellectual disability (ID) can add to parenting stress significantly. This stress can manifest into psychopathologies such as anxiety and depression. The aims of the study were to assess psychopathology and coping mechanisms in parents of children with ID.