DEPRESSION IN MOTHERS OF CEREBRAL PALSY CHILDREN AND ITS CORRELATION WITH AGE ,EDUCATION,INCOME,AND SEVERITY TYPE.

Introduction: Children with cerebral palsy suffer from several problems like impaired gross motor development, balance, locomotion, sensory integration dysfunction. So family especially the mothers undertake a lot of stresses u0026 social and emotional difficulties. Aims And Objective: To evaluate depression  in mothers of children with cerebral palsy,and to evaluate the influence of different factors (age,education,income,level of severity)on depression. Material And Methods: 110 mothers of children with CP coming to occupational therapy  assessed with BDI-II measuring severity of depression and GMFCS to evaluate the level of  severity  of disability of the child .Information about the age,education ,and income of mothers of the CP children was also obtained. Data was analyzed by calculating mean and standard deviation. Results: There is no correlation of depression with age,level of severity and income of family,however  correlation exists between the education and depression in mothers of CP children. Conclusion: our study has showed prevalent depression  in mothers of children with CP and depression is an independent variable.