Psychological impact on parents of children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: a study from Sri Lanka
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K.S.H. de Silva
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W.M.S. Dilanka
Abstract
Introduction: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessively inherited disorders with significant morbidity. The long-term implications result in immense psychological stress to the parents. This study assessing the psychological impact on the parents is a first in Sri Lanka and one of the few worldwide.
Objective: Document the presence of depressive symptoms in parents of children with CAH.
Design: Study participants were 37 parents of children diagnosed with CAH who were attending an endocrinology clinic of the largest children’s hospital in Sri Lanka. Centre for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale (CES-D), a psychometrically sound scale for assessing depressive symptomatology, was used.
Results: The study classified 59% of the parents as being affected, and the psychological impact on them did not reduce with time.
Conclusion: Parents of children with CAH demonstrated symptoms of depression that did not abate with the passage of time.
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- Insulin resistance and lipid profiles in HIV-infected Thai children receiving lopinavir/ritonavir-based highly active antiretroviral therapy
- Increased hunger and speed of eating in obese children and adolescents
- Glucagon and insulin cord blood levels in very preterm, late preterm and full-term infants
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