Open AccessControlled study of anxiety and depression in mothers of children with learning disability in Lagos, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Festus Abasiubong,
A Obembe,
M Ekpo
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v15i2.37094
Subject(s) - anxiety , depression (economics) , psychology , developmental psychology , learning disability , clinical psychology , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics
Parents of children with learning disability have been reported to suffer great stress and frustration due to increased burden of care. The manifestation of stigmatization by familial environment and the collective effect of the children with adverse impact on mothers predispose them to mental shock or a variety of neurotic symptoms and other psychiatric conditions including anxiety and depression. The objectives of the study were: to determine the general Health Questionnaire (GHQ) score of mothers of children with learning disability. To identify sociodemographic variables and to assess anxiety and depression in them.