Mental health and interventions for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: A narrative review and the relevance of this topic in Chile

• Autores: Fernández Suárez, Macarena Paz, Espinoza Soto, Adriana Elizabeth
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2019
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/20989
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/20989
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Autism spectrum disorder; parents; mental health; psychosocial interventions; Chile; Trastorno del espectro autista; padres; salud mental; intervenciones psicosociales; Trouble du spectre autistique; santé mentale; interventions psychosociales; Chili; Transtorno do espectro autista; pais; saúde mental; intervenções psicossociais

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects neurodevelopment during the life of the person, also affecting the mental health of the parents. This article presents a narrative review of mental health research and interventions that promote mental health in parents of children from birth to nine years old. International and national databases between 2011 and 2015 were reviewed, of which 18 articles met the established criteria. The results show how the specific characteristics of ASD can affect the mental health of parents chronically, revealing also the scarcity of psychosocial interventions that promote the emotional well-being of these parents and, therefore, the need to assume a preventive role with this population.