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Parent training for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Is it as effective when delivered as routine rather than as specialist care?
Author(s) -
SonugaBarke Edmund J.S.,
Thompson Margaret,
Daley David,
LaverBradbury Cathy
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1348/0144665042388973
Subject(s) - visitor pattern , intervention (counseling) , primary care , psychology , randomized controlled trial , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , medicine , psychiatry , family medicine , surgery , computer science , programming language
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.