Citation

Silva D, Houghton S, Hagemann E, Jacoby P, Jongeling B, Bower C. Community Ment. Health J. 2014; 51(3): 347-353.

Affiliation

Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, desirees@ichr.uwa.edu.au.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10597-014-9770-3

PMID

25154408

Abstract

We examined the degree of parental and child mental health in a community sample of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and the effect on family stress prior to and during treatment using a community retrospective questionnaire study. In total 358 questionnaires were returned for analysis where 92 % of children had at least one co-morbid condition and mental health conditions in parents was common. Overall, the Family Strain Index was significantly reduced after commencement of medication (p < 0.0001), but remained higher in families where the children had either externalizing disorders or autism spectrum disorder.

Language: en