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ArticleWorld journal of psychiatry2026

Relationships among depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation in parents of children with congenital heart defects: A dynamic triad.

Josephat M Chinawa, Daberechi K Adiele, Awoere T Chinawa, Edmund N Ossai, Jude T Onyia, Vivan O Onukwuli, Paschal U Chime

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Josephat M ChinawaDepartment of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu 01129, Nigeria. josephat.chinawa@unn.edu.ng.
Daberechi K AdieleDepartment of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu 01129, Nigeria.
Awoere T ChinawaDepartment of Community Medicine, Enugu State University College of Medicine, Enugu 01129, Nigeria.
Edmund N OssaiDepartment of Community Medicine, Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Abakaliki 40001, Ebonyi, Nigeria.
Jude T OnyiaDepartment of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu 01129, Nigeria.
Vivan O OnukwuliDepartment of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu 01129, Nigeria.
Paschal U ChimeDepartment of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu 01129, Nigeria.

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backgroundThere is a possible link between depression and anxiety about suicidal ideation among parents of children with congenital heart disease (CHD).

aimTo document the effects of depression and anxiety on parental suicidal ideation among children with CHD and the associated factors.

methodsThis was a cross-sectional study among 50 parents of children with CHD who attended the Cardiac Clinic of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Ituku-Ozalla. Information was obtained using the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.

resultsA greater percentage of parents whose child had a heart defect had anxiety symptoms (50.0%) than did those whose child had no heart defect (24.0%), and the difference in proportions was statistically significant (

conclusionThere is strong interconnectivity between anxiety and depression with suicidal ideation. There is an urgent need to start screening for the mental health of parents of children with CHD to avert the high propensity of complete suicide. In addition, policy makers may introduce a national clinical practice guideline on the importance of psychotherapy and mental health screening and targeted interventions for parents of children with CHD.

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AnxietyChildrenCongenital heart diseaseDepressionParentsSuicidal ideation

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