Abstract
Children with attention deficit and hyper activity disorder have various problems such as low academic performance, social and communication problems, anxiety, depression, aggression, conduct disorder and delinquency, and also when they become adults, they have problems in social relationships that these problems can increase or decrease in dealing with family. Hence, this study was performed in order to examine the impact of family-based behavioral treatment compared with Barkley behavior therapy in reducing symptoms of children with attention deficit disorder—ADHD. To meet the aim, 20 of children with age range of 7 to 12 years old with attention deficit disorder—hyperactivity were selected in both experimental and control groups, and exposed to the treatment of behavioral family therapy groups and changes in behavior Barkley. Before and after the treatment, they were evaluated according to the scale of the Conner’s Parent Rating Scale-Revised Short Form (CPRS-R: S). Results of multivariate analysis of covariance indicated that there were significant differences between the experimental group who had received family-based behavioral treatments based on changes in behavior Barkley and a control group who had received drug treatment in variables, including conduct problems, learning problems, psychosomatic symptoms, and signs of impulsive hyperactivity, anxiety and hyperactivity (p < 0.01). These results could be guidance for counsel or sand therapists for children with attention deficit disorder—ADHD.
Highlights
Study and research on children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders are one of the main areas, leading and penetrating in pathological and clinical psychology, and among a variety of childhood disorders, attention deficit disorder—hyperactivity is the most common neurological-behavior disorder that is detected in the course of childhood
Among the most common behavioral problems in children with attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity disorder has the highest number of scientific studies, so that about 100 scientific papers are published about it each year [1]
Attention deficit hyperactive disorder is the most common behavioral disorders of childhood [2], which has been reported in 7% of children and 3% of adults [3]
Summary
Study and research on children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders are one of the main areas, leading and penetrating in pathological and clinical psychology, and among a variety of childhood disorders, attention deficit disorder—hyperactivity is the most common neurological-behavior disorder that is detected in the course of childhood (before age 7). Several cognitive and behavioral disorders such as attention deficit is order are observed in children with attention deficit and hyperactivity [7] [8] Such cognitive and behavioral disturbances may cause difficulties in academic achievement and daily activities at home and in social situations [9] [10]. Several treatments for attention deficit disorder/hyperactivity have been developed, few of them have enough or too preliminary empirical support These therapies include medication, parent training/consultation with parents, cognitive-behavioral therapy and neuro feedback and anastopoulos therapy [13]. These treatments decrease the symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity and improve emotional and behavioral problems in children with ADHD. The main objective of the proposed study is to compare the efficacy of behavioral therapy based on Barkley family behavior change and medication in reducing symptoms in children with attention deficit disorder—ADHD
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