title: Depression in Latina mothers of children with mental retardation: a neglected concern.
abstract: Depression among 148 Latina women who have children with mental retardation was examined. Results showed that their depressive symptomatology was elevated, with almost half reporting negative experiences in excess of a commonly used cut-off for the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Scale (CES-D). Depression scores related to variables pertaining to the child, mother's health and level of acculturation, and aspects of stress and coping. When mothers were categorized in three groups by CES-D scores, discriminant analysis correctly classified 84% of the low and high group mothers. High CES-D membership was predicted by mothers' reporting more family problems, worse health, fewer interactions with English-speaking persons in their daily lives, and more negative feelings about parenting their child with mental retardation.
authors.affiliation: UCR Families Project, School of Education, University of California, Riverside 92521, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blacher
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fusco
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005192:Family Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012934:Social Isolation; D013315:Stress, Psychological