Abstract
With an upsurge interest in holistic view of physical and psychological disorders, bio psychosocial model has
gained much attention. Maternal depression is considered to manifold risks and vulnerabilities and early child
developmental problems, including impaired cognitive, social and academic functioning. The present case
study will highlight the intricacies linked with maternal depression in the infancy and early childhood of a 12
years old child, studying in a special education institute of city Lahore. The history file revealed that low
socioeconomic status and parental conflicts induced depression in the mother of the child, who showed
carelessness to the extent of making child vulnerable of experiencing intellectual disability.
Ayesha Jabeen, Rabia Khadim. (2020) Maternal Depression as a Predictor of Intellectual Disability: Bio Psychosocial Model Speaks up, Journal of Islamic International Medical College, Volume-15, Issue-2.
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