Open AccessEarly-onset bipolar disorder, stress, and coping responses of mothers: A comparative study
Author(s) -
Mohan Paul,
Dipanjan Bhattacharjee,
Roshan Khanande,
S. Haque Nizamie
Publication year - 2021
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_865_20
Subject(s) - psychology , socioeconomic status , coping (psychology) , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , population , environmental health
Providing care and nurturance to a child with bipolar disorder (BPAD) is a challenging task for parents, especially mothers. In Indian contexts, mothers are the primary caregivers of ailing children and they have to keep intrafamily situation stable, which makes their role more stressful.