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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J.S.
• Thompson, Margaret
• Daley, David
• Laver-Bradbury, Cathy

Titel

Parent training for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Is it as effective when delivered as routine rather than as specialist care?

Ist Teil von

• British journal of clinical psychology, 2004-11, Vol.43 (4), p.449-457

Ort / Verlag

Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2004

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Background: The effectiveness of parent training (PT) when delivered as part of specialist tier‐two services for preschool AD/HD children has been recently demonstrated. Aims: To assess the effectiveness of the same PT programme when delivered as part of routine primary care by non‐specialist nurses. Method: A sample of 89 3‐year‐old children with preschool AD/HD took part in a controlled trial of an eight‐week (one hour a week), health visitor delivered, PT package. Children, allocated randomly to PT (n = 59) and waiting list control (WLC; n = 30) groups, were compared. Results: PT did not reduce AD/HD symptoms. Maternal well‐being decreased in both PT and WLC groups. Conclusions: While PT is an effective intervention for preschool AD/HD when delivered in specialized settings, these benefits do not appear to generalize when programme are delivered as part of routine primary care by non‐specialist nurses.