Difference in Psychic Distress Lived by Parents With ADHD Children and Parents With Healthy Children: Focus on Gender Differences
| Autor: | José A. Alda, Marta Espadas, Marta Chamorro, Anna Huguet, Inmaculada Insa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Parents medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Mothers Newly diagnosed Positive correlation behavioral disciplines and activities Psychic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Emotional distress mental disorders Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Adhd symptoms Child Sex Characteristics Public health 05 social sciences Clinical Psychology Distress Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Female Parental stress Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of attention disorders. 25(3) |
| ISSN: | 1557-1246 |
| Popis: | Objective: ADHD has a complex and negative influence on the family system. The aim of this study was to analyze the perception of emotional distress in a group of parents of children with ADHD. Method: A sample was recruited from the public health system ADHD Unit at Sant Joan de Déu Hospital (Barcelona). The parents of 60 children with newly diagnosed ADHD and the parents of 60 healthy children were included. Results: Higher levels of distress in families with children with ADHD were seen. The distress is present in both parents, with a higher prevalence in the mothers group. A positive correlation was found between ADHD symptoms in the children and the distress reported by parents. A three times higher rate of separations and divorce among parents of children with ADHD was seen. Conclusion: ADHD in children and adolescents increases the emotional distress reported by parents, mainly related to the severity of symptoms present in the children. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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