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Does a Behavioral Parent Training Program for Parents of ADHD Children Improve Outcomes? A Pilot Project

Tracie Clark Morgan1, Louise C O'Keefe1

  • 1The College of Nursing, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, USA.

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing
|June 16, 2021
PubMed

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Behavioral Parent Training (BPT) effectively reduces negative parenting practices and improves outcomes for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This evidence-based intervention helps manage ADHD symptoms like inattention and hyperactivity.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Behavioral Interventions

Background:

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent childhood neurobehavioral disorder.
  • Increased parent-child conflict is observed in families with an ADHD child.
  • Child behavior problems are linked to parenting practices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of Behavioral Parent Training (BPT) for ADHD.
  • To assess the impact of BPT on parenting practices and ADHD-related behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized pre- and post-BPT Parenting Scales and Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Rating Scales.
  • Calculated percent changes in participant scores before and after BPT intervention.

Main Results:

  • Significant improvement in Parenting Scale overall and overreactivity factor scores post-BPT (p=.05).
  • BPT demonstrated effectiveness in reducing negative parenting practices.

Conclusions:

  • Behavioral Parent Training (BPT) positively impacts parenting practices.
  • BPT programs are effective in improving outcomes for children with ADHD.

Keywords:
ADHDADHD BPT efficacyADHD BPT outcomesADHD treatment and managementbehavioral parent trainingparenting stress in ADHD

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