Olsson M B, Hwang C P
University of Trollhättan-Uddevalla, Vänersborg, Sweden Department of Psychology, Göteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden.
J Intellect Disabil Res. 2001 Dec;45(Pt 6):535-43. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.2001.00372.x.
Parental depression was assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in 216 families with children with autism and/or intellectual disability (ID), and in 214 control families. Mothers with children with autism had higher depression scores (mean = 11.8) than mothers of children with ID without autism (mean = 9.2), who in turn, had higher depression scores than fathers of children with autism (mean = 6.2), fathers of children with ID without autism (mean = 5.0), and control mothers (mean = 5.0) and fathers (mean = 4.1). Forty-five per cent of mothers with children with ID without autism and 50% of mothers with children with autism had elevated depression scores (BDI > 9), compared to 15-21% in the other groups. Single mothers of children with disabilities were found to be more vulnerable to severe depression than mothers living with a partner.
研究人员使用贝克抑郁量表（BDI）对216个有自闭症和/或智力残疾（ID）儿童的家庭以及214个对照家庭的父母抑郁情况进行了评估。有自闭症孩子的母亲抑郁得分（平均=11.8）高于没有自闭症的智力残疾孩子的母亲（平均=9.2），而后者的抑郁得分又高于有自闭症孩子的父亲（平均=6.2）、没有自闭症的智力残疾孩子的父亲（平均=5.0）、对照家庭的母亲（平均=5.0）和父亲（平均=4.1）。没有自闭症的智力残疾孩子的母亲中有45%、有自闭症孩子的母亲中有50%的抑郁得分升高（BDI>9），而其他组这一比例为15%-21%。研究发现，残疾儿童的单身母亲比有伴侣陪伴的母亲更容易患严重抑郁症。
