ABSTRACT
Research findings have suggested that individuals with a disability tend to manifest a higher prevalence of psychopathology (e.g., Kim, Szatmari, Bryson, Streiner, & Wilson, 2000; Ollendick, Matson, & Helsel, 1985; Wenar, 1992). More specifically, people who have learning disabilities, mental retardation, physical handicaps, health impairments, and other disabilities are more prone to develop depression, anxiety, withdrawal, and poor self-image. The greater prevalence of psychopathology is usually related to these individual’s handicapping condition and lack of social acceptance and social contact outside home settings (Weimer & Kratochwill, 1991). Moreover, it has been reported that families with a handicapped child experience more stress and frustration than do families with no handicapped children (Lee, Lieh-Mak, Hung, & Luk, 1983).
