A qualitative exploration of child, caregiver, and clinician perspectives on mental health in children with osteogenesis imperfecta

Justin H Qian, Andrew D Wiese, Clarissa Gonzalez, Whitney S Shepherd, Hannah Cho, Gianna M Colombo, Julia M Morales, Selena Guo, Kristin M Kostick-Quenet, Dianne Nguyen, Sophie C Schneider, Kara Ayers, Marie-Eve Robinson, Chaya N Murali, Brendan Lee, V Reid Sutton, Eric A Storch, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Center for Medical Ethics , Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children, s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Department of Genetics, Texas Children, s Hospital

Journal of Child Health Care

Published online on September 12, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Child Health Care, Ahead of Print.
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heritable connective disorder with clinical manifestations including bone fragility and short stature. Previous research identified psychosocial themes related to mental health among children with OI and their caregivers, ...