A Review of the Psychological Disorders of Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Farzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe¹ Rasoul Mohammadi² Setare Daryaie³ Elnaz Sadeghi Chookami⁴

1) PhD Candidate in Psychology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
2) M.A Student in General Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanity Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
3) M.A Student in General Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanity Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
4) M.A Student in General Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanity Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran

IOI Code : XCFF-FKGBA
Publication : Demo - Website of Saman Conference Management System(iccuma.ir)
Abstract :
    The presence of a child with a disability puts a lot of pressure on the parents due to the state of shock that the parents experience, and as a result, the parents make a lot of efforts to eliminate such a state, and there is a possibility that the result will be small. It leads to a variety of psychological disorders, separation, frustration, increased stress and lower levels of personal well-being and healthy marital relationships. In this regard, the present review study was conducted to investigate the psychological problems of mothers with children with autism spectrum disorders. In this systematic meta-analysis study, published articles on psychological disorders of mothers with children with autism spectrum during the years 2006 to 2019 were reviewed. In order to obtain relevant scientific documents, the keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Psychological Disorders, Mothers with Autism Spectrum Children and Exceptional Children in the titles and abstracts of articles published in reputable domestic and international scientific databases such as SID, Magiran , Google Scholar, was searched and all related Persian and English articles were listed. Out of a total of 875 related articles published up to 1398, 16 qualified Persian articles were reviewed. According to the results of studies, mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders have various psychological disorders during their lives, such as anxiety, depression, stress and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It was also found that mothers who have high resilience and mindfulness are less likely to suffer from psychological disorders. Physically, it is necessary for mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder to be more psychologically considered and evaluated.

Keywords : psychological disorders mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder review