Anxiety and depressive disorders in adult children caring for demented parents.
Abstract
Current and lifetime rates of disorders outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (3rd ed., rev., DSM-III-R) were compared in 78 adult children caring for a parent with a progressive dementia and 78 control subjects. The frequencies of depressive and anxiety disorders did not differ between groups in the years prior to caregiving, and there were no differences between groups in first-degree relatives' incidence of psychiatric disorder. During the years they had been providing care, 34% of caregivers met DSM-III-R criteria: 24% for a depressive disorder and 10% for an anxiety disorder. In contrast, 8% of the matched controls met criteria during the same time period for depressive or anxiety disorders. Results support the chronic strains of caregiving being linked to the onset of both depressive and anxiety disorders in adult children caring for a demented parent.
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- Authors
- Dura, J. R., Stukenberg, K. W., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K.
- Affiliations
- Bowling Green State University (US)
- ORCID
- Stukenberg, Karl W.
- Venue
- Psychology and Aging
- Published
- 1991-09
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 467-473
- ISSN
- 0882-7974 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1498
- OpenAlex
- W2021656561
- Cited by
- 193
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 11.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychology and Aging (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH42096)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Family Support in Illness
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Keywords
- dementia caregiving, caregiver burden, depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, mental illness, family caregivers, DSM-III-R criteria, lifetime prevalence
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Alzheimer Disease, Anxiety Disorders, Dementia, Depressive Disorder, Female, Home Nursing, Humans, Male, Personality Inventory, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Sick Role, Social Environment, Child of Impaired Parents
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