Effect of Modified Short-Term Parent Training Group Therapy among Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Published: Jul 1, 2015
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Ruu-Fen Tzang
Department of Psychiatry, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan , Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing, and Management, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Health Care Management, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan
Yue-Cune Chang
Department of Mathematics, Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the efficacy of
modified short-term parent training group therapy
among children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD) from Taiwanese experience.
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) were diagnosed by DSM-IV criteria. Their
parents were invited to attend modified short-term
parent training group therapy. The parents were
then asked to complete the Swanson, Nolan and
Pelham Rating Scale-Revised ADHD and oppositional
defiant disorder (ODD) subscale (SNAP-IV), child
behavior check list (CBCL), and parental symptom
check list (SCL-90) before and after modified short
term parenting group therapy. Findings showed
that inattention, hyperactivity and ODD symptoms
of children with ADHD were significantly improved
(all p <0.001). Problematic behavior of children
(aggression, attention problems, social problems,
and externalization) and their parental symptoms
(somatization, obsession, global severity, and PST)
were also changed after modified short-term parent
training group therapy. Therefore, the short-term
modified parent training group therapy is effective
for children with ADHD and is recommended as
the first part of a combined treatment for children
with ADHD. The key points of this study are that
modified short-term parent training group therapy
is effective and worthy to try as the first part of
a combined treatment for children with ADHD.
Parental stress and symptoms may need to be
addressed as part of the treatment for a child with
ADHD.

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Tzang, R.-F., & Chang, Y.-C. (2015). Effect of Modified Short-Term Parent Training Group Therapy among Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. International Journal of Child Development and Mental Health, 3(2), 15–24. Retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/cdmh/article/view/64243
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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2015): February - July 2015
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