Parent training tailored for parents with ADHD: a randomized controlled trial.

Area of Science:

• Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
• Parenting Interventions
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Background:

• Parents with ADHD often experience reduced benefits from standard parent training (PT).
• This can lead to suboptimal parenting outcomes and increased child externalizing behaviors.
• A need exists for PT interventions specifically adapted for adults with ADHD.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the efficacy of a tailored PT program, Improving Parenting Skills Adult ADHD (IPSA).
• To assess IPSA's impact on parental self-efficacy, stress, home chaos, and child behaviors in parents with ADHD.

Main Methods:

• A randomized controlled trial involving 109 parents with ADHD.
• Participants were assigned to either the IPSA program plus routine services or routine services alone.
• Parental self-efficacy, stress, home chaos, and child externalizing behaviors were measured pre- and post-intervention and at follow-up.

Main Results:

• The IPSA group showed significantly greater improvements in parental self-efficacy compared to the control group.
• These gains in self-efficacy were maintained at follow-up.
• Reductions were observed in parental stress, home chaos, and child externalizing behaviors following IPSA.

Conclusions:

• The IPSA program effectively enhances parental self-efficacy and reduces behavioral challenges in parents with ADHD.
• The intervention was completed by most participants and demonstrated a good safety profile.
• Further research is needed to confirm long-term effects and applicability in standard healthcare settings.