A population-level study of the mental health of siblings of children who have a developmental disability

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dc.contributor.authorMarquis, Sandra M.
dc.contributor.authorMcGrail, Kimberlyn
dc.contributor.authorHayes, Michael V.
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-05T13:56:56Z
dc.date.available2019-09-05T13:56:56Z
dc.date.copyright2019en_US
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThis study used population level administrative data for health service utilization from the Ministry of Health, British Columbia, Canada to assess the mental health of siblings of children who have a developmental disability. At a population level, the study found strong evidence that siblings of children who have a developmental disability experience higher odds of a depression or other mental health diagnosis compared to siblings of children who do not have a developmental disability. In addition, there was evidence that in families with a child with a developmental disability, siblings who are diagnosed with depression or another mental health problem use physician and/or hospital services for these conditions to a greater extent than siblings who are diagnosed with depression or a mental health problem but do not have a family member with a developmental disability. Evidence of increased depression and mental health problems existed across all income levels, indicating that other stressors may have an impact. These findings suggest that siblings of children who have a developmental disability are a vulnerable group in need of programs and services that support their mental health.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the British Columbia Health Social Determinants grant #36800-54061.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMarquis, S.M., McGrail, K. & Hayes, M.V.(2019). A population-level study of the mental health of siblings of children who have a developmental disability. SSM – Population Health, 8, 100441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100441en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100441
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/11118
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSSM – Population Healthen_US
dc.subjectDevelopmental disabilityen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectSiblingsen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.subjectMental healthen_US
dc.titleA population-level study of the mental health of siblings of children who have a developmental disabilityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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