title: [The effect of parent training program on children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders and/or pervasive developmental disorders].
abstract: Mothers of 18 children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (AD/HD) and 6 with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) underwent a parent training (PT) program. After the program, the Beck Depression Inventory- II (BDI - II) score, which indicates parenting stress, significantly decreased from 15 to 8 (p=0.036). A total of 22 mothers had increased parenting self-esteem, and better parent-child relationships were noted in these cases. An analysis of children's behavior by using Achenbach's Child Behavior Checklist showed that introversion tendency, physical failure, aggressive behavior, and extroversion score improved significantly after PT (p<0.05). After PT, out-of-control behaviors improved in 19 children and continued in 5. We conclude that PT for mothers of children with AD/HD and/or high-functioning PDD is effective in improving both the parenting skills of mothers and adaptive behaviors of children.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Nagasaki Prefectural Center for Handicapped Children, Isahaya, Nagasaki. k-motoyama@pref.nagasaki.lg.jp
authors: Kazunori
authors: K
authors: Motoyama
authors: Tetsuo
authors: T
authors: Matsuzaka
authors: Tamao
authors: T
authors: Nagaoka
authors: Mitsuhiro
authors: M
authors: Matsuo
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000628:therapy*; D019958:Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires