Article
A high predisposition to depression and anxiety in mothers and other matrilineal relatives of children with presumed maternally inherited mitochondrial disorders.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Aug 2005
Boles Richard G, Burnett Brittany B, Gleditsch Katrina, Wong Stacey, Guedalia Ariela, Kaariainen Anneli, Eloed Judy, Stern Alan, Brumm Virdette
Abstract excerpt
Although mothers of chronically ill children are generally prone to depression and anxiety, clinical observation suggests that these symptoms are relatively increased in mothers of children with maternally inherited mitochondrial disorders (MIMD). In this study, the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and a non-standardized mental health questionnaire were administered to 15...
Topics
- Adult
- Anxiety
- Child
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Depression
- Family
- Family Health
- Female
- Humans
- Mental Disorders