Assessing the mental health of parents with ADHD children and suggesting the methods of intervention
Subject Areas : روان درمانگری
Susan
Rahimzadeh
1
(PhD Candidate Shahid Beheshti University
Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch)
Hamid R.
Pooretemad
2
(PhD Shahid Beheshti University)
Samsum
Sami-ei Karani
3
(M. A. in Educational Psychology)
Ali
Zadeh Mohammadi
4
(PhD Shahid Beheshti University)
Keywords: mental health, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Parent,
Abstract :
The mental health of parents with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was compared with - ! - ted the Child Symptom Inventory – " # $ %& '' ! ! ! ()*) + ! , responded to the Gender Health Questionnaire (Goldberg, '). The results showed that the mental health of parents of children with ADHD was significantly lower than parents with normal children (P < ). The implications for devising preventative programs that promote the public health are discussed.