title: Child attention deficit hyperactive disorder co morbidities on family stress: effect of medication.
abstract: We examined the degree of parental and child mental health in a community sample of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and the effect on family stress prior to and during treatment using a community retrospective questionnaire study. In total 358 questionnaires were returned for analysis where 92 % of children had at least one co-morbid condition and mental health conditions in parents was common. Overall, the Family Strain Index was significantly reduced after commencement of medication (p < 0.0001), but remained higher in families where the children had either externalizing disorders or autism spectrum disorder.
authors.affiliation: Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, desirees@ichr.uwa.edu.au.
authors.forename: Desiree
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Houghton
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hagemann
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jacoby
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jongeling
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bower
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires