Psychiatric Assessment Of Parents Of Children With ADHD

Psychiatric Assessment Of Parents Of Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

The aim of this study is to carry out a psychological evaluation for the parents of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and parents of children without ADHD as control to detect any psychological problems in those of children with ADHD . These problems may be a precipitating factor to cause ADHD in their child or have a genetic predisposition to be passed to their children. On the other hand these psychological problems may be caused by the difficulties they encounter in raising their ADHD child. The exact relation needs more researches and to be more investigated.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parents of children diagnosed with ADHD according to the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V).
• Children are between 4 and 16 years of age for both sexes.
• Children with normal IQ > 70%.
• Parents are able to give informed consent and able to complete the research assessments.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Parents having chronic debilitating diseases e.g. chronic liver cirrhosis.
• Parents were participating in other clinical research.
• Refusal to participate.