ADHD Symptoms, Academic and Social Difficulties in Parents of Children with ADHD

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of ADHD in a group of parents of children with ADHD compared with the general population. To compare academic level, unemployment aid rate and marital separations/divorce of this parents sample. Methodology: The experimental group was formed by the parents of 60...

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Published in:Psychiatry (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2020-07, Vol.83 (3), p.231-243
Main Authors: Insa Pineda, Inmaculada, Huguet Miguel, Anna, Chamorro Fernández, Marta, Espadas Tejerina, Marta, González, Cristina Luz Gómez, Alda, José A.
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Language:English
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Summary:Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of ADHD in a group of parents of children with ADHD compared with the general population. To compare academic level, unemployment aid rate and marital separations/divorce of this parents sample. Methodology: The experimental group was formed by the parents of 60 children with ADHD. The control group was formed by the parents of 60 healthy children. To assess the retrospective and current ADHD symptomatology among the parents of the sample the Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) and the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-rating scale (ADHD.rs) were used. Also, the Hollingshead Four-Factor Index of Socioeconomic status (SES-Child) was used. Results: 20.33% of the mothers in the case group met criteria for a retrospective diagnosis of ADHD, while none of the control group mothers met criteria (p
ISSN:0033-2747
1943-281X
DOI:10.1080/00332747.2020.1762395