About 50% of all mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had elevated levels of depressive symptoms over 18 months, while rates were much lower (6% to 13.6%) for mothers with neurotypical children in the same period, UC San Francisco researchers report in a new study published ...
Date Posted: September 7, 2022
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Caregiver Issues / Stress
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The wellbeing of both parents before, during and after a pregnancy is crucial for their child to develop healthily. Recent studies have discovered that stress or conflict between parents during these periods can lead to emotional struggles in the ...
Aug 6
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress, Couple Counseling, Pregnancy & Birthing
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Research from the University of Georgia says that both types of involvement – caregiving vs play, workday vs non-workday – have an impact on the quality of the early father-child relationship.
Jun 19
Categories: Attachment Issues, Caregiver Issues / Stress, Child Development
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Parents who smoke and diagnosed with depression are linked to the probability of their child having attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Aug 31
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Adult psychological ...
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People who have low self-esteem or often doubt and feel nervous about themselves, have a high possibility of developing eating disorders. This group of people are said to have Insecure attachment.
Aug 21
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Adult psychological ...
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Many policies in the US use "depression" as a reason to discourage abortion, when abortion hardly results in depression. Based on a study done on 400,000 women that was published in JAMA Psychiatry, abortion does not increase the risk of depression ...
Jun 8
Categories: Abortion, Caregiver Issues / Stress, Depression, Pregnancy & ...
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During a difficult period, the people whom you are close to will need your support. Social support is well-known to be an important and one of the most effective ways to deal with stress. A new research conducted with parents of children with autism ...
Aug 30
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress
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A recent study suggests that people are stressed when keeping a secret because they keep thinking about the secret, not because of the act of secret-keeping.
Aug 4
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress, Happiness, Other
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Guilt is an emotion that spans the human experience; all of us have felt guilty at some point in our lives. However, many of us are unnecessarily and excessively guilty. Here’s some useful tips on how to cope with guilt and how to make yourself ...
Mar 27
Categories: Adult psychological development, Caregiver Issues / Stress, Women's ...
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Increasingly, more people will be involved in the caregiving process for their loved ones. However, many are not mentally prepared to take on this role. Ren Ci and the Brahm Centre, a non-profit centre to educate people on healthy and happy living, ...
Sep 29
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress
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ADHD in children puts stress on parents. In fact, parents of children with ADHD report greater parenting stress, less satisfaction in their parenting role, and more depressive symptoms than other parents. They also report more negative interactions ...
Jun 7
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress
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Communication with someone who has dementia can require a great deal of energy, patience, and creativity.
Nov 3
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Caregiver Issues / Stress, Dementia
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Do you get overwhelmed by your emotions? You might be going about your day, and suddenly, an interaction sparks a strong feeling. Your fight, flight or freeze response kicks in. Your heart starts pounding, your muscles tense and your breath becomes ...
Sep 14
Categories: Anger Management, Anxiety, Caregiver Issues / Stress, Depression, ...
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Most workers will experience job stress at some point in their lives. But what effect does it have on our health? According to new research, work stress damages our health just as much as exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke.
Sep 9
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress, Stress Management
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Previous research has revealed that mothers who respond quickly and warmly to their babies' cries have infants with better emotional development, compared with mothers who are less sensitive. Now, a new study suggests that moms with positive ...
Sep 11
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child ...
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Nurses who are motivated primarily by the desire to help others, rather than by enjoyment of the work itself or the lifestyle it makes possible, are more likely to burn out on the job, University of Akron researchers say.
Aug 20
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress
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