title: Effects of an 8-session behavioral parent training group for parents of children with ADHD on child impairment and parenting confidence.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the feasibility and effectiveness of a behavioral parent training (BPT) group intervention implemented in an outpatient mental health setting in reducing child impairments and increasing parenting confidence in managing child behavior.
  
  
  METHODS
  Parents of 241 children with ADHD participated in the eight-session parent group program, completing the Impairment Rating Scale (IRS) and a measure of parenting confidence at the first and last session.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Parents reported improvements in child behavior across all domains of the IRS, with the largest improvements in terms of overall impairment, parent-child relationship, and impact of child behavior on the family. Parents also reported increased confidence in managing their child's behavior.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings suggest that brief BPT group programs administered to a diverse range of attendees in a typical outpatient setting result in improvements in functional impairments comparable with those produced in controlled studies, as well as improved parenting confidence.
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, USA University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH, USA richard.loren@cchmc.org.
authors.forename: Richard E A
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Loren
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, USA University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Aaron J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Vaughn
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, USA Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Langberg
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica E M
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Cyran
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Proano-Raps
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Beverly H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Smolyansky
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, USA University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Leanne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tamm
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, USA University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffery N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Epstein
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching
keywords: ADHD; Impairment Rating Scale; behavioral parent training; community-based care; parenting confidence