Abstract
Objective:
Attention defi cit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder that may seriously affect a child’s home, school, and social functions. The aim of the current review is to revisit the impact of family therapy in ADHD.
Method:
Using key words that include “ADHD” and “family therapy, parenting training, positive parenting programm”, the PubMed was screened. In addition, the reference lists of retrieved articles and reviews were searched up to May 2016.
Results:
Parent Training programs used in the treatment of ADHD have been shown to increase family functionality impaired by ADHD and to reduce parental depressive and anxiety symptoms. Family therapy has been shown to reduce behavioral problems and ADHD symptoms in ADHD children.
Discussion:
Parent training programmes used in the treatment of ADHD can be useful in the treatment of children diagnosed with ADHD but further more studies aboutto demonstrate effectiveness of parent training programon children diagnosed with ADHD are needed.
Keywords: Family therapy, ADHD, child, family
