Triple P-Positive Parenting Program for Mothers of ADHD Children

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avatar Asma Aghebati 1 , avatar Banafsheh Gharraee 2 , * , avatar Mitra Hakim Shoshtari 3 , avatar Mahmood Reza Gohari 4

PhD Student, Tehran Institute of Psychiatry, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Tehran Institute of Psychiatry, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Address: Tehran Institute of Psychiatry, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Mental Health Research Center AND Tehran Psychiatric Institute, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Associate Professor, Department of Statistics & Mathematics, Hospital Management Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences: Vol.8, issue 1; 59-65
published online: March 30, 2014
article type: Original Article
received: November 26, 2011
revised: September 03, 2013
accepted: January 11, 2014

how to cite: Aghebati A, Gharraee B, Hakim Shoshtari M, Gohari M R. Triple P-Positive Parenting Program for Mothers of ADHD Children. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci. 2014;8(1): 59-65. 

Abstract

Objective: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a chronic, highly prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder which affects 9% of school-age children. Triple P-Positive Parenting Program is an evidence-based parenting program reported to be useful in the management of this disorder. The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of Triple P in mothers of ADHD children.
Methods: In this study, 30 mothers with ADHD children aged between 6 to 10 were randomly assigned to two groups (15 participants in each group). Parenting style, mother-child relationship, maternal depression, anxiety and stress, and children’s behavioral problems were evaluated. The intervention group received 120 minute sessions for 5 weeks and 15-30 minute telephone contacts for 3 weeks while no intervention was done for the control group.
Results: Analysis of covariance revealed that mothers of the Triple P group showed significant (p < 0.01) improvements in parenting style, mother-child relationship, and considerable decrease in depression, anxiety and stress. Women trained in the Triple P group also reported significantly lower rates of child misbehavior than women of the control group.
Conclusion: Triple P-Positive Parenting intervention is effective and acceptable for mothers of ADHD children.
Declaration of interest: None.
Clinical Trial Registration-URL: http://www.irct.ir. Unique identifier: IRCT201111288234N1.
Citation: Aghebati A, Gharraee B, Hakim Shoshtari M, Gohari MR. Trip

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