Prevalence of depression and anxiety among mothers of children with neuro-developmental disorders at a tertiary care centre, Puducherry

• Main Authors: Nousheen Fatima (Author), Palanivel Chinnakali (Author), Sathish Rajaa (Author), Vikas Menon (Author), Nivedita Mondal (Author), Venkatesh Chandrasekaran (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Parents of children with neuro-developmental disorder (NDD) experience psychiatric disorders like depression and anxiety; and mother being the main care-giver is at a higher risk. Socio-demographic conditions of the families also augment depression. Objective: To estimate the prevalence...