The mental health of Australian mothers and fathers of young children at risk of disability

Emerson, Eric; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth

doi:10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00166.x

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“…However, recent research has suggested that poorer well-being among parents of children with disabilities may be attenuated or even eliminated when appropriate methods are used to control for between-group differences in family socioeconomic circumstances (Emerson, Hatton, Blacher, Llewellyn, & Graham, 2006;Emerson & Llewellyn, 2008;Olsson & Hwang, 2008).…”

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Socioeconomic Circumstances and Risk of Psychiatric Disorders Among Parents of Children With Early Cognitive Delay

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Graham

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American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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Results of previous research suggest that parents of children with intellectual disabilities are at increased risk of psychological distress and psychiatric disorder. Secondary analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study in the United Kingdom indicated that controlling for between-group differences in socioeconomic circumstances reduced the differences in probable psychiatric disorder to non-significance for fathers and markedly attenuated the strength of the relationship for mothers, especially for those with children who have less severe early cognitive delay. These data are consistent with the notion that greater than expected risk for psychiatric disorder among parents of young children with early cognitive delay is related to aspects of the socioeconomic circumstances of families.

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Socioeconomic Circumstances and Risk of Psychiatric Disorders Among Parents of Children With Early Cognitive Delay

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American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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“…These consequences arise because looking after a child with a disability is very difficult and families are not prepared for it (1). Families with children with disabilities experience very high levels of stress and depression (2–4). Throughout their lives, parents of these children report a wide array of difficult emotions: protectiveness towards someone helpless; revulsion at the abnormal; reproductive inadequacy; child-rearing inadequacy; anger; grief; shock; guilt; and embarrassment (5).…”

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“…These include child factors, such as age, sex, type of disability, caregiving ‘burden’, the presence of externalising behaviour problems, and emotional disorders. Parental factors, such as personality and coping styles, and social factors, such as marital harmony, social support, and socio-economic circumstances, also play an important part (4). …”

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Social capital and mental health among mothers in Vietnam who have children with disabilities

Thủy

Berry

2013

Global Health Action

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BackgroundHaving a child with a disability is a heavy burden for mothers, especially in developing countries, where there is little available financial or other government support. Having a child with a disability is also linked to mental health problems and poor quality of life. Communities rich in social capital and individuals who have high levels of personal social capital generally enjoy day-to-day and long-term health and social benefits but this has not been investigated in Vietnam among mothers of children with disabilities. This study aims to investigate these mothers’ distress in terms of their social capital.MethodsA cross-sectional study based on an interviewer-assisted survey included 172 mothers of children with moderate/severe disabilities in two provinces of Vietnam (one in the North and one in central Vietnam), using a newly translated and modified version of the Australian community participation questionnaire, several measures of personal social cohesion, and Kessler's 10-item measure of general psychological distress. Hierarchical linear regression modelling was used to explore the relationships among socio-demographic factors, multiple components of structural and cognitive social capita, and mothers’ distress controlling for a wide range of socio-demographic characteristics, the nature of the child's disability, and mothers’ personality (extroversion).ResultsMothers in this study were highly and multiply disadvantaged, and they had very high levels of distress and low levels of community participation. Furthermore, most forms of participation were associated with greater, not less, distress. Socio-demographic characteristics, child's disability, and mothers’ personality did little to explain variance in mothers’ distress, but types and amounts of participation were important predictors. The final regression model explained 29% of variance in distress, with major contributions made by living in a mountainous area, having a ‘reserved’ personality, and frequency and types of participation.ConclusionVietnamese mothers whose children have disabilities are extremely marginalised and distressed. They have only modest social capital, but the little they have tends to be related to better mental health. Being from the mountains; being ‘reserved’; spending time with friends, neighbours, and in educational activities; and trusting others are related to better mental health among these women. However, several types of participation are associated with worse mental health. Such activities should be avoided in any interventions designed to increase social capital as a mental health promotion strategy.

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“…Social adjustment means person's adjustment with the social environment that can be created by adapting the self to the environment to satisfy needs [10]. Lack of social relations that occurs due to undesired social adjustment can cause negative effect on incentive and psychological health of the person [11] and leads to weak psychological functioning such as feel guilty, negative self-concept, low self-esteem, isolation, and low life satisfaction [12].…”

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The Effect of Short-Term Solution Focused Therapy on Distress Tolerance and Social Adjustment of Patients with MS in Sari

Kafaki¹

2017

AJAP

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Abstract:The present study aimed to investigate the effect of short-term solution focused therapy on distress tolerance and social adjustment of patients with MS (Multiple Sclerosis) in Sari. The sample of this study consisted of all MS patients in Sari who were members of MS society of Mazandaran province including 480 patients. Accordingly, two groups of 13 subjects, each including 10 women and 3 men, were randomly assigned into experimental group and control group. Using pretest and posttest, the effect of short-term solution focused therapy on the experimental group was investigated. For data collection, Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) and Social Adjustment Scale (SAS) were used. Data were processed using analysis of covariance and the results confirmed research hypotheses. This means that short-term solution focused therapy increased distress tolerance and social adjustment of patients with MS.

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The mental health of Australian mothers and fathers of young children at risk of disability

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Cited by 48 publications

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Socioeconomic Circumstances and Risk of Psychiatric Disorders Among Parents of Children With Early Cognitive Delay

Socioeconomic Circumstances and Risk of Psychiatric Disorders Among Parents of Children With Early Cognitive Delay

Social capital and mental health among mothers in Vietnam who have children with disabilities

The Effect of Short-Term Solution Focused Therapy on Distress Tolerance and Social Adjustment of Patients with MS in Sari

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