Abstract
The study investigated the relationship between Burden, Quality of life, and depression among Caregivers with ADHD and normal children. 80 Parents of ADHD diagnosed by the professional of the state government, 80 parents of children not with any mental illness, age ranging between 30 to 45 years of age, residing in Aizawl, were selected using purposive random sampling to serve as a sample. The study used the Zarit Burden Interview (Zarit, Reever & Bach-Peterson, 1980), Quality of Life (WHO
Quality of Life-BREF, 1996) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) (Beck, Steel & Brown, 1996) for the collection of data. Results showed that caregivers of ADHD showed lower Quality of Life compared to caregivers of normal children while the former showed higher mean scores on Depression and Burden. Quality of life had a negative relation with depression and burden, and burden significantly predicted depression and quality of life which invites the need to pay attention to caregivers to Children
with ADHD by giving psychological care and other amenities.
Authors: Dr. Lalawmpuia, Dr. Lalremruati, Lalrinawmi Rawite
Keywords: depression, quality of life, anxiety, caregiver, children
