Mothers of special children and depression

The purpose of the present study was to find out the difference between the Level of depression of mothers of special children and mothers of normal children. Sample consisted of 50 mothers comprising of 25 mothers of special children and 25 mothers of normal children. IPAT Depression Scale was administered to both groups, and t test was applied to find out the statistical significance of the results. It was found that mothers of special children were more depressed as compared to the mothers of normal children