When a parent is depressed, their child’s asthma care may suffer. Now, research suggests that getting a child’s asthma under control may include assessing a parent’s mental health.
Researchers at University of Texas Southwestern found that treating a parent’s depression could sometimes improve symptom control in asthmatic children.
About 8 percent of American children have asthma. Symptoms include shortness of breath, coughing, and wheezing due to inflammation of the lungs and airways.
“Moreover, asthma is a medical illness that is sensitive to a patient’s mood as well as medication adherence,” said Dr. E. Sherwood Brown, a professor of psychiatry….