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We aimed to describe the proportion of psychological problems among children of mothers with depression in Sri Lanka and to describe the associated sociodemographic factors.<jats:italic> Methods<\/jats:italic>. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 100 children and adolescents between 4 and 16 years, whose mothers have a diagnosis of depression and are currently in remission. Specifically designed instruments were used to extract sociodemographic details and data on mother\u2019s illness. Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used to detect psychological problems in children.<jats:italic> Results<\/jats:italic>. 14% of the children scored abnormally high in hyperactivity, 13% in conduct problems, 12% in emotional problems, 9% in peer problems, and 10% in total difficulties. Children (4\u201312 years) scored significantly higher than the adolescents in hyperactivity and externalizing problems (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>&lt;<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.05<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>). Significant differences were also found in peer problems (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>&lt;<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.05<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>), internalizing problems (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M3\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>&lt;<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.05<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>), and total difficulties (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M4\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>&lt;<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.05<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>) in relation to the age of the mother.<jats:italic> Conclusion<\/jats:italic>. Screening the children of mothers with depression for psychological problems and developing a holistic management plan, which includes measures to ensure their wellbeing, is important.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2018\/3809384","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,4,16]],"date-time":"2018-04-16T19:30:41Z","timestamp":1523907041000},"page":"1-6","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Psychological Problems and Socioemotional Wellbeing among Children of Mothers with Depression and Their Association with Sociodemographic Factors in a Sri Lankan Setting"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2018","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3671-7674","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Yasodha Maheshi","family":"Rohanachandra","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shamini","family":"Prathapan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6527-3294","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Swarna","family":"Wijetunge","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","reference":[{"key":"1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1176\/ajp.140.7.825"},{"key":"2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00004583-200112000-00006"},{"first-page":"299","volume-title":"Depressed parents and family functioning: interpersonal effects and children\u2019s functioning and development","year":"1999","key":"29"},{"key":"3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00004583-199811000-00012"},{"key":"4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/archpsyc.1997.01830220054009"},{"key":"5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/0012-1649.43.1.70"},{"key":"6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2214.2011.01251.x"},{"key":"7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2307\/1131637"},{"key":"8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.earlhumdev.2017.08.005"},{"key":"9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jad.2017.04.002"},{"key":"10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/jclp.22504"},{"key":"11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S0954579412000429"},{"key":"12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jadohealth.2013.07.038"},{"key":"13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/h0092669"},{"key":"14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s10567-010-0080-1"},{"key":"15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1469-7610.1985.tb02266.x"},{"key":"17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jad.2012.04.019"},{"key":"18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4038\/cmj.v58i2.5682"},{"key":"19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00127-015-1143-x"},{"key":"20","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00787-014-0672-2"},{"key":"21","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2307\/1131875"},{"key":"22","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/\/0033-2909.108.2.267"},{"key":"23","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2223\/JPED.88"},{"key":"24","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2015.18948"},{"issue":"7","key":"25","first-page":"777","volume":"57","year":"2011","journal-title":"Canadian Family Physician"},{"key":"26","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1089\/jwh.2006.0248"},{"key":"28","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/cdev.12732"}],"container-title":["Psychiatry Journal"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/downloads.hindawi.com\/journals\/psychiatry\/2018\/3809384.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/downloads.hindawi.com\/journals\/psychiatry\/2018\/3809384.xml","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/downloads.hindawi.com\/journals\/psychiatry\/2018\/3809384.pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2018,4,16]],"date-time":"2018-04-16T19:30:42Z","timestamp":1523907042000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.hindawi.com\/journals\/psychiatry\/2018\/3809384\/"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2018]]},"references-count":27,"alternative-id":["3809384","3809384"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1155\/2018\/3809384","relation":{},"ISSN":["2314-4327","2314-4335"],"issn-type":[{"type":"print","value":"2314-4327"},{"type":"electronic","value":"2314-4335"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2018]]}}}