ADHD: Does Parenting Style Matter?

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition typically arising in childhood, which untreated, can have consequences reaching into adolescence and beyond. Effective pharmacological treatment is available and has become widespread in the West. Outcomes for both the child with ADHD an...

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Published in:Clinical pediatrics 2008-11, Vol.47 (9), p.865-872
Main Authors: Modesto-Lowe, Vania, Danforth, Jeffrey S., Brooks, Donna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Child
Children
Drug therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Parent-Child Relations
Parenting - psychology
Parents & parenting
Psychopathology
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Summary:Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition typically arising in childhood, which untreated, can have consequences reaching into adolescence and beyond. Effective pharmacological treatment is available and has become widespread in the West. Outcomes for both the child with ADHD and the parent may be influenced by the nature of interaction between them. The authors of this article aim to review published research examining the interaction between parents and their children with ADHD. A PubMed search was conducted of studies written in English between 2000 and 2007 with the keywords ADHD and parenting. Child ADHD elicits high levels of parental stress and maladaptive parenting. The presence of parental psychopathology is common and influences the parent's response to the child's ADHD symptoms. Optimizing parent—child interaction and parental psychiatric status may improve outcomes for both parent and child.
ISSN:0009-9228
1938-2707
DOI:10.1177/0009922808319963