Anxiety and depression in children with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis and their mothers

ABSTRACT The aim of this prospective study is to investigate the presence of anxiety and depression in children with PMNE and their mothers. This is a cross-sectional study of outpatients who are diagnosed with PMNE at a nephrology clinic. The study included 79 children with PMNE and their mothers (patient group), and 80 randomly selected healthy non-enuretic children and their mothers (control group). Depression and anxiety levels of mothers were measured using the Turkish versions of the Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3. The Turkish version of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale-Child Version was used to measure depression and anxiety in children. Patients with PMNE had significantly higher Child Anxiety and Depression Scale scores than controls (p < .001). Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and The Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 scores of the mothers of children with PMNE were significantly higher than controls (p < .001 for all). We showed that PMNE was associated with depression and anxiety in mothers and their children. These findings underpin the necessity for clinical screening of anxiety and depression in children with PMNE and their mothers.