Abstract
The Journal is the primary organ of Continuing Paediatric Medical Education in Sri Lanka. The journal also has a website. Free full text access is available for all readers.The Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is now indexed in SciVerse Scopus (Source Record ID 19900193609), Index Medicus for South-East Asia Region (IMSEAR), CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International Global Health Database), DOAJ and is available in Google, as well as Google Scholar.The policies of the journal are modelled on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Guidelines on Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is recognised by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) as a publication following the ICMJE Recommendations.
Highlights
Parents of children with behavioural disorders, emotional problems, learning disabilities and 1Professor, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Colombo, 2Senior Registrar, Psychiatry, 3Medical Officer, Psychiatry, 4Registrar, Psychiatry
Mothers of mentally disordered children should be screened for depression, stress and poor coping
The mother, rather than the father, has been the focus of attention in many studies, perhaps due to the greater role she plays in child rearing and higher level of contact with children
Summary
Parents of children with behavioural disorders, emotional problems, learning disabilities and 1Professor, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Colombo, 2Senior Registrar, Psychiatry, 3Medical Officer, Psychiatry, 4Registrar, Psychiatry Developmental disorders are vulnerable to develop mental health problems themselves due to the high caretaking demand and stress imposed on them. The most widely studied behaviour disorder in children, with a substantial impact on parent mental health, is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)[1,2]. Certain personal characteristics in mothers have been identified as determinants of the psychological impact they experience. Those less skilled in controlling their children’s behaviour, having less knowledge about the illness[5], interpret the behaviour as deliberate non-compliance and are more likely to be stressed and depressed[6].
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