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

Edmund J S Sonuga-Barke; Margaret Thompson; David Daley; Cathy Laver-Bradbury

doi:10.1348/0144665042388973

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

Br J Clin Psychol. 2004 Nov;43(Pt 4):449-57. doi: 10.1348/0144665042388973.

Authors

Edmund J S Sonuga-Barke¹, Margaret Thompson, David Daley, Cathy Laver-Bradbury

Affiliation

¹ Developmental Brain Behaviour Unit, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, UK. [email protected]

PMID: 15530214
DOI: 10.1348/0144665042388973

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / rehabilitation*
Child, Preschool
Education
Female
Humans
Male
Nursing Care
Parent-Child Relations*
Parenting*
Primary Health Care
Treatment Outcome