Effectiveness of Behavioral Parent Therapy in Preschool Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a behavioral parent therapy (BPT) program in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using multidimensional evaluations, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Teacher Report Form (TRF). Between 2001 and 2005, th...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2009-07-01
|
| Series: | Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09705285 |
| _version_ | 1818289616307879936 |
|---|---|
| author | Huei-Lin Huang Chia-Hua Lu Hsiao-Wei Tsai Chia-Chen Chao Tsai-Yu Ho Sheng-Fa Chuang Chih-Hao Tsai Pin-Chen Yang |
| author_facet | Huei-Lin Huang Chia-Hua Lu Hsiao-Wei Tsai Chia-Chen Chao Tsai-Yu Ho Sheng-Fa Chuang Chih-Hao Tsai Pin-Chen Yang |
| author_sort | Huei-Lin Huang |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a behavioral parent therapy (BPT) program in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using multidimensional evaluations, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Teacher Report Form (TRF). Between 2001 and 2005, the parents of 21 preschool children with ADHD were divided into six groups and participated in a series of 11 BPT sessions. Before and after BPT, the parents completed the CBCL, and the teachers completed the TRF. The behavioral and emotional problems of the children showed improvement after the BPT sessions, specifically for the following categories: internalizing problems, anxious/depressed syndromes, somatic complaints, externalizing problems, rule-breaking behaviors, aggressive behaviors, social problems, thought problems, and attention problems. In the DSM-oriented scale of the CBCL, affective problems, anxiety problems, somatic problems, ADHD problems, oppositional defiant disorder problems, and conduct disorder problems showed significant improvements. On the DSM scale of the TRF, Inattention syndrome improved significantly after the BPT sessions, while other syndromes showed non-significant changes. We conclude that the BPT program significantly improved the children's behavioral problems at home and inattention problems at school. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-13T02:15:06Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-e1ca05e5092e46d79012d24fb6a69279 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1607-551X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-13T02:15:06Z |
| publishDate | 2009-07-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences |
| spelling | doaj.art-e1ca05e5092e46d79012d24fb6a692792022-12-22T00:02:55ZengWileyKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences1607-551X2009-07-0125735736510.1016/S1607-551X(09)70528-5Effectiveness of Behavioral Parent Therapy in Preschool Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderHuei-Lin Huang0Chia-Hua Lu1Hsiao-Wei Tsai2Chia-Chen Chao3Tsai-Yu Ho4Sheng-Fa Chuang5Chih-Hao Tsai6Pin-Chen Yang7Department of Psychology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taipei, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Behavioral Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Psychology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Psychology and Counseling, Taipei Municipal University of Education, Taipei, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Behavioral Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Psychology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Psychology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taipei, TaiwanThe purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a behavioral parent therapy (BPT) program in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using multidimensional evaluations, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Teacher Report Form (TRF). Between 2001 and 2005, the parents of 21 preschool children with ADHD were divided into six groups and participated in a series of 11 BPT sessions. Before and after BPT, the parents completed the CBCL, and the teachers completed the TRF. The behavioral and emotional problems of the children showed improvement after the BPT sessions, specifically for the following categories: internalizing problems, anxious/depressed syndromes, somatic complaints, externalizing problems, rule-breaking behaviors, aggressive behaviors, social problems, thought problems, and attention problems. In the DSM-oriented scale of the CBCL, affective problems, anxiety problems, somatic problems, ADHD problems, oppositional defiant disorder problems, and conduct disorder problems showed significant improvements. On the DSM scale of the TRF, Inattention syndrome improved significantly after the BPT sessions, while other syndromes showed non-significant changes. We conclude that the BPT program significantly improved the children's behavioral problems at home and inattention problems at school.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09705285attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderbehavioral parent therapyChild Behavior Checklistpreschool children |
| spellingShingle | Huei-Lin Huang Chia-Hua Lu Hsiao-Wei Tsai Chia-Chen Chao Tsai-Yu Ho Sheng-Fa Chuang Chih-Hao Tsai Pin-Chen Yang Effectiveness of Behavioral Parent Therapy in Preschool Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder behavioral parent therapy Child Behavior Checklist preschool children |
| title | Effectiveness of Behavioral Parent Therapy in Preschool Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_full | Effectiveness of Behavioral Parent Therapy in Preschool Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of Behavioral Parent Therapy in Preschool Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of Behavioral Parent Therapy in Preschool Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_short | Effectiveness of Behavioral Parent Therapy in Preschool Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| title_sort | effectiveness of behavioral parent therapy in preschool children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| topic | attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder behavioral parent therapy Child Behavior Checklist preschool children |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09705285 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT hueilinhuang effectivenessofbehavioralparenttherapyinpreschoolchildrenwithattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder AT chiahualu effectivenessofbehavioralparenttherapyinpreschoolchildrenwithattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder AT hsiaoweitsai effectivenessofbehavioralparenttherapyinpreschoolchildrenwithattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder AT chiachenchao effectivenessofbehavioralparenttherapyinpreschoolchildrenwithattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder AT tsaiyuho effectivenessofbehavioralparenttherapyinpreschoolchildrenwithattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder AT shengfachuang effectivenessofbehavioralparenttherapyinpreschoolchildrenwithattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder AT chihhaotsai effectivenessofbehavioralparenttherapyinpreschoolchildrenwithattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder AT pinchenyang effectivenessofbehavioralparenttherapyinpreschoolchildrenwithattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder |