Anxiety, depressive, and posttraumatic stress symptoms in mothers of children with type 1 diabetes.
This study investigated the prevalence of mothers' anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms triggered by their child's type 1 diabetes and identified individual diabetes-related traumatic stressors. Sixty mothers of children who had been diagnosed with diabetes within the past 5 years were interviewed using the Structured Clinical Interview (SCID) DSM-IV-PTSD module, and completed the Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Fifteen percent of participants met criteria for partial and 10% for full PTSD. Fifty-five percent of participants identified hearing about their child's diagnosis as the traumatic stressor. Forty percent of participants reported moderate to severe symptoms of state-anxiety and 17% moderate to severe symptoms of depression. This study highlights the significant emotional impact this diagnosis in children can have on mothers, and identifies a population with clinical needs.
Horsch
Antje
A
Oxford Doctoral Course in Clinical Psychology, Isis Education Centre, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK. antje.horsch@hmc.ox.ac.uk
McManus
Freda
F
Kennedy
Paul
P
Edge
Julie
J
D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology