Relation of Language Features with Maternal Depression, Family Functioning, and Digital Technology Usage in Children with Developmental Language Delay-Comparison with Healthy Controls


ÖZYURT G., Elikucuk C. D.

DUSUNEN ADAM-JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol.30, no.4, pp.299-308, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

Abstract

Objective: Language and communication are very important in the social, emotional and cognitive development of children. Developmental language delay (DLD) is one of the most frequent developmental problems. This study aims to evaluate and compare language profiles between children diagnosed with DLD and healthy controls. The relation between language development and maternal depression, family functioning, and digital device usage is also evaluated.