Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

Psychopathology in parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Dr. Abhijit Chakraborty, Prof. Srijit Ghosh

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Raising a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can cause significant parental stress. This stress can cause psychological problems in them. In this study the psychopathology in parents of children having ASD were assessed. A total number of 50 consecutive consenting parents of children with ASD were interviewed using a semi–structured pro forma, symptom checklist 90 revised (SCL90R). Mean age for the parents was 37 (±7.40) years, and for the children, it was 8.3 (±3.42) years. There were 30 mothers. Thirty–five of parents considered their child‘s illness to be a major concern in their life. Depression had highest mean among psychopathologies. Mothers had higher score for depression and Interpersonal–sensitivity.

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PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, Dr. Abhijit Chakraborty, Prof. Srijit Ghosh INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-2 | February-2019

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