Background Cultural and religious beliefs influence perceptions about health and illness.
Data, from India, on perceptions about intellectual disability are scant. This study explored …

Background: Studies have shown an association between parental distress and caretaking
of children with developmental cognitive delays. There is little data in developing countries …

Background Community‐based rehabilitation (CBR) was recommended by the World Health
Organization in 1989 as the strategy for improving the quality of life of disabled people and …

Purpose: To determine the parenting stress and its determinants among parents of children
with disabling conditions in India. Methods: The Parenting Stress Index–short form and a few …

Background: The diagnosis of mental retardation in a child can trigger a range of emotional
responses in parents & across family systems. Objectives: The objective was to know the …

BACKGROUND: Families with mentally retarded children experience a great physical and
psychosocial stress which demands various psychosocial strategies for effective coping …

The longevity of people with intellectual disabilities is increasing in developing nations.
However, developing nations lack a proper system of care for aging persons with intellectual …

Mental retardation is one of the most prevalent developmental disabilities of the children
globally. Family is the main source of support for those disable children in any society …

Using semi-structured interviews and focus groups, a study of twelve parents of
preschoolers and young adults with disabilities in India revealed the cultural and social …

Introduction: Studies have shown that there is an association between Anxiety, Depression
in mothers of children having Intellectual disability with poor quality of life (QOL) in mothers …