Download or read book Examining the Relation Between Family Functioning and Child Hyperactivity written by Rosanna P. Breaux and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present study examined the bidirectional relation between multiple measures of family functioning and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms across the preschool years. Additionally, it examined if these relations held when comorbid child ODD symptoms and parental ADHD symptoms were taken into account. Participants included 258 (138 boys) 3-year-old children (M = 44.13 months, SD = 3.39) with and without behavior problems and their parents who took part in a 3-year longitudinal study. Evidence was found for both parent and child effects, depending on the measure of family functioning. Specifically, maternal depressive symptoms, overreactive parenting, and stressful life events were predictive of child hyperactivity/impulsivity (HI). Additionally, child HI was predictive of maternal depressive symptoms, warm parenting, and stressful life events. For all measures of family functioning, observed parent and/or child effects held when comorbid child ODD symptoms and parental ADHD symptoms were taken into account. This suggests that while child ODD and parent ADHD symptoms are related to family functioning, they do not fully explain the relation between child hyperactivity/impulsivity and family functioning. The relations between child inattention and family functioning were mostly consistent with those for child HI, but child HI tended to have somewhat more consistent and stronger relations with family functioning than child inattention. These findings suggest that targeting child hyperactivity/impulsivity and inattention symptoms, maternal depressive symptoms, maternal parenting practices, and stressful life events each hold promise for attenuating the negative mutual influence of child ADHD symptoms and family functioning over time.
Download or read book Family Functioning s Relationship with Compliance in Families with a Child Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder written by Jackie Edward Ferrell and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD] is significant and growing (Pastor & Reuben, 2008). For example, the United States Census Bureau survey of medical issues reported that 4.5 million children, representing 7.8% of the population in the United States between the ages of 5 to 17, have been diagnosed with ADHD (National Health Interview Survey, 2006). Compliance in families with a child with ADHD has been a topic of research. A number of studies have specifically investigated medication compliance. It is reported that medication non-adherence can range from 20% to 70% (Stine, 1994). It is not only an issue for medication treatment. It is also reported that 51% do not complete behavioral interventions (Corkum, Rimer, & Schachar, 1999). It is hypothesized that compliance with mental health treatment would have a positive impact on the outcome of treatment for ADHD. Thus, improvement of compliance would be a sought after goal, and ways to achieve compliance would be a beneficial area of research. If a relationship between family functioning and compliance can be established, then interventions directed towards improving family functioning could impact treatment compliance. The focus of the current study is to determine whether there is a relationship between family functioning and compliance with treatment for a child with diagnosis of ADHD. The following research questions will be examined: 1. Is there a relationship between family functioning and treatment compliance as perceived by a parent for a family with a child diagnosed with ADHD? 2. Is there a relationship between family functioning and treatment compliance as perceived by a mental health professional for a family with a child diagnosed with ADHD? Participants were a sample of 63 families who have a child in the home with a diagnosis of ADHD. Both a mental health professional that provided services to the family and a parent/guardian evaluated the family's functioning by each completing the Family Assessment Device [FAD] (Ryan, Epstein, Keitner, Miller, & Bishop, 2005) on the family. The mental health professional also completed a treatment compliance inventory, specifically designed for this study. Significance was only found between the FAD subscale of behavior control and the treatment compliance inventory (p
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Externalizing Spectrum Disorders written by Theodore P. Beauchaine and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015-10-29 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Externalizing Spectrum Disorders is the first book of its kind to capture the developmental psychopathology of externalizing spectrum disorders by examining causal factors across levels of analysis and developmental epochs, while departing from the categorical perspective.
Download or read book Parenting Matters written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familyâ€"which includes all primary caregiversâ€"are at the foundation of children's well- being and healthy development. From birth, children are learning and rely on parents and the other caregivers in their lives to protect and care for them. The impact of parents may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child's brain is rapidly developing and when nearly all of her or his experiences are created and shaped by parents and the family environment. Parents help children build and refine their knowledge and skills, charting a trajectory for their health and well-being during childhood and beyond. The experience of parenting also impacts parents themselves. For instance, parenting can enrich and give focus to parents' lives; generate stress or calm; and create any number of emotions, including feelings of happiness, sadness, fulfillment, and anger. Parenting of young children today takes place in the context of significant ongoing developments. These include: a rapidly growing body of science on early childhood, increases in funding for programs and services for families, changing demographics of the U.S. population, and greater diversity of family structure. Additionally, parenting is increasingly being shaped by technology and increased access to information about parenting. Parenting Matters identifies parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children ages 0-8; universal/preventive and targeted strategies used in a variety of settings that have been effective with parents of young children and that support the identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and barriers to and facilitators for parents' use of practices that lead to healthy child outcomes as well as their participation in effective programs and services. This report makes recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders, for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents and on areas that warrant further research to inform policy and practice. It is meant to serve as a roadmap for the future of parenting policy, research, and practice in the United States.
Download or read book Parenting Plan Evaluations written by Kathryn Kuehnle and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When conducting parenting plan evaluations, mental health professionals need to be aware of a myriad of different factors. More so than in any other form of forensic evaluation, they must have an understanding of the most current findings in developmental research, behavioral psychology, attachment theory, and legal issues to substantiate their opinions. With a number of publications on child custody available, there is an essential need for a text focused on translating the research associated with the most important topics within the family court. This book addresses this gap in the literature by presenting an organized and in-depth analysis of the current research and offering specific recommendations for applying these findings to the evaluation process. Written by experts in the child custody arena, chapters cover issues associated with the most important and complex issues that arise in family court, such as attachment and overnight timesharing with very young children, dynamics between divorced parents and children's potential for resiliency, co-parenting children with chronic medical conditions and developmental disorders, domestic violence during separation and divorce, gay and lesbian co-parents, and relocation, among others. The scientific information provided in these chapters assists forensic mental health professionals to proffer empirically-based opinions, conclusions and recommendations. Parenting Plan Evaluations is a must-read for legal practitioners, family law judges and attorneys, and other professionals seeking to understand more about the science behind child custody evaluations.
Download or read book Parenting Stress written by Kirby Deater-Deckard and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All parents experience stress as they attempt to meet the challenges of caring for their children. This comprehensive book examines the causes and consequences of parenting distress, drawing on a wide array of findings in current empirical research. Kirby Deater-Deckard explores normal and pathological parenting stress, the influences of parents on their children as well as children on their parents, and the effects of biological and environmental factors. Beginning with an overview of theories of stress and coping, Deater-Deckard goes on to describe how parenting stress is linked with problems in adult and child health (emotional problems, developmental disorders, illness); parental behaviors (warmth, harsh discipline); and factors outside the family (marital quality, work roles, cultural influences). The book concludes with a useful review of coping strategies and interventions that have been demonstrated to alleviate parenting stress.
Download or read book Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder written by Lily Trokenberg Hechtman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive description of adult outcome in educational, occupational, emotional, social, substance use, legal, antisocial functioning is described via the best well-controlled prospective follow-up studies of children with ADHD into adulthood. Predictors of outcome, e.g., medication and psychosocial treatment, IQ, severity of ADHD, comorbidity, SES, parental pathology and family functioning are all explored. Prognosis and issues that need to be addressed to promote more positive outcome are thus addressed.
Download or read book Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents written by Somnath Banerjee and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ADHD in children and adolescents is a neurodevelopmental disorder, which is recognized by the clinicians all over the world. ADHD is a clinical diagnosis based on reliable history, reports from home and school and a physical examination to rule out any other underlying medical conditions. ADHD can cause low self-esteem in the child and impair quality of life for the child and the family. It is known that ADHD is a chronic illness and that clinicians needed to use chronic illness principles in treating it. The last 10 years have seen an increase in the number of medications that have been approved for the treatment of ADHD. This book has tried to address some of the issues in ADHD.
Download or read book The Predictive Role of Parenting Practices and Family Functioning on the Core Symptoms of ADHD written by Rachelle Fagen and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Disruptive Behavior Disorders written by Patrick H. Tolan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aggressive behavior among children and adolescents has confounded parents and perplexed professionals—especially those tasked with its treatment and prevention—for countless years. As baffling as these behaviors are, however, recent advances in neuroscience focusing on brain development have helped to make increasing sense of their complexity. Focusing on their most prevalent forms, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder, Disruptive Behavior Disorders advances the understanding of DBD on a number of significant fronts. Its neurodevelopmental emphasis within an ecological approach offers links between brain structure and function and critical environmental influences and the development of these specific disorders. The book's findings and theories help to differentiate DBD within the contexts of normal development, non-pathological misbehavior and non-DBD forms of pathology. Throughout these chapters are myriad implications for accurate identification, effective intervention and future cross-disciplinary study. Key issues covered include: Gene-environment interaction models. Neurobiological processes and brain functions. Callous-unemotional traits and developmental pathways. Relationships between gender and DBD. Multiple pathways of familial transmission. Disruptive Behavior Disorders is a groundbreaking resource for researchers, scientist-practitioners and graduate students in clinical child and school psychology, psychiatry, educational psychology, prevention science, child mental health care, developmental psychology and social work.
Download or read book Psychopathology and the Family written by Jennifer Hudson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2005-10-11 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding the factors that place an individual at greater risk of developing psychopathology has important implications for both treatment and prevention of psychological disorders. Of critical relevance in this regard is the exploration of the potential influence of the family. Parenting and the family environment are considered to significantly contribute to a child's early development and adjustment. It follows then that parental behavior may also be of importance in the development, maintenance and or the prevention of psychopathology. Over the past 50 years there has been a considerable amount of research as well as controversy surrounding the link between parenting and psychopathology. The purpose of this book is to provide researchers and clinicians with state-of-the art research findings, presented by experts in the field, on the role of the family in the development and maintenance of psychopathology. This edited book is divided into 3 sections. The first addresses broader issues of theory and methodology and the second provides separate chapters relating to the role of the family in the development and maintenance of specific psychopathologies. A final section discusses the involvement of the family in treatment and prevention.
Download or read book ADHD in Adolescents written by Stephen P. Becker and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2019-12-25 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together leading authorities, this much-needed volume synthesizes current knowledge about the nature, impact, and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the crucial developmental period of adolescence. Contributors explore the distinct challenges facing teens with ADHD as they navigate intensifying academic demands; new risks in the areas of driving, substance use, and romantic relationships; and co-occurring mental health problems. Best practices in clinical assessment are presented. Chapters on treatment--several of which include illustrative case examples--review interventions targeting motivation, executive functioning, and homework problems, as well as applications of cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness. The book also examines medication issues specific to this age group.
Download or read book Mindful Parenting written by Susan Bögels and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite its inherent joys, the challenges of parenting can produce considerable stress. These challenges multiply—and the quality of parenting suffers—when a parent or child has mental health issues, or when parents are in conflict. Even under optimal circumstances, the constant changes as children develop can tax parents' inner resources, often undoing the best intentions and parenting courses. Mindful Parenting: A Guide for Mental Health Practitioners offers an evidence-based, eight week structured mindfulness training program for parents with lasting benefits for parents and their children. Designed for use in mental health contexts, its methods are effective whether parents or children have behavioral or emotional issues. The program's eight sessions focus on mindfulness-oriented skills for parents, such as responding to (as opposed to reacting to) parenting stress, handling conflict with children or partners, fostering empathy, and setting limits. The book dovetails with other clinical mindfulness approaches, and is written clearly and accessibly so that professionals can learn the material easily and impart it to clients. Featured in the text: Detailed theoretical, clinical, and empirical foundations of the program. The complete Mindful Parenting manual with guidelines for eight sessions and a follow-up. Handouts and assignments for each session. Findings from clinical trials of the Mindful Parenting program. Perspectives from parents who have finished the course. Its clinical focus and empirical support make Mindful Parenting an invaluable tool for practitioners and clinicians in child, school, and family psychology, psychotherapy/counseling, psychiatry, social work, and developmental psychology.
Download or read book Parenting and Psychopathology written by Carlo Perris and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1994 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divided into two parts: (I) theory, assessment and methodology; and (II) clinical issues--parental rearing behaviour and psychopathology, this book describes the results of a long-term, multinational research project concerning the relationship between the experience of parental rearing attitudes and the development of personality characteristics and specific psychopathological disorders--including alcoholism; eating disorders; depression; schizophrenia; obsessive-complusive disorder; and suicidal thoughts. The editors have brought together an international team of authors, all of whom are leading authorities in their own fields, from the USA, Europe, China, Japan and Australia, thus enabling them to provide an evaluation of parental rearing attitudes in different cultures. This book appears in The Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology Series Editor: J. Mark G. Williams University College of North Wales, Bangor, UK
Download or read book A Study of the Relationship Between Childhood Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Childhood Perceptions of Family Functioning written by Henry A. Arnold and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale BDEFS written by Russell A. Barkley and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS) is an empirically based tool for evaluating dimensions of adult executive functioning in daily life. Evidence indicates that the BDEFS is far more predictive of impairments in major life activities than more time-consuming and costly traditional EF tests. The BDEFS offers an ecologically valid snapshot of the capacities involved in time management, organization and problem solving, self-restraint, self-motivation, and self-regulation of emotions. It comprises both self- and other-reports in a long form (15-20 minutes) and a short form (4-5 minutes). Special features include an adult ADHD risk index in the long form. Complete instructions for scoring and interpreting the scale are provided. See also the Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale--Children and Adolescents (BDEFS-CA) and Barkley's authoritative book on EF development and deficits, Executive Functions. Also available: Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale--IV (BAARS-IV) and Barkley Functional Impairment Scale (BFIS for Adults). Includes Permission to Photocopy Enhancing the convenience and value of the BDEFS, the limited photocopy license allows purchasers to reproduce the forms and score sheets and yields considerable cost savings over other available scales. The large format and sturdy wire binding facilitate photocopying.
Download or read book Parental Reflective Functioning and Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD Among Parents and Children written by Yael Damri and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflectivity is the ability to conceive of the thoughts and feelings of oneself and others and to understand our and others' behavioral responses as a function of mental states. This ability is vital for secure attachment, interpersonal functioning, emotional regulation, and selfcontrol (Fonagy, Steele, Steele, Moran, & Higgitt, 1991; Slade, 2005). Parental reflective functioning (PRF) is the parents' capacity to recognize and take into account their own and their child's mental states (Slade, 2005). Previous research on PRF has focused on questions regarding parental characteristics such as maternal behavior, mental representations, psychiatric distress, substance abuse, and the influence of PRF on parent-child interactions in terms of attachment (Kelly, Slade, & Grienenberger, 2005; Schechter et al., 2005; Slade, Grienenberger, Bernbach, Levy, & Locker, 2005; Suchman, DeCoste, Castiglioni, Legow & Mayes, 2008). The maternal level of PRF has been positively associated with a child's ability to comprehend others' feelings, as well as with the quality of a child's attachment relationships (Slade, 2005). However, research on the influence of child characteristics and family contextual variables on PRF is scarce. Furthermore, most research on PRF focuses on mothers, ignoring fathers. Using Belsky's parenting model (Belsky, 1984; Belsky & Jaffee, 2006) as its theoretical framework, the present study aimed to understand the factors associated with both paternal and maternal PRF while also considering factors associated with the child, the parents, and the family context. More specifically, this research examined how child characteristics such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, age, child's self-esteem, parental characteristics such as stress, depression, ADHD symptoms, parental negative affect, and contextual variables such as socioeconomic status (SES) and social support were associated with the PRF of fathers and mothers of 7-11 year old children. The sample consisted of 75 children (7-11 years of age, 46.7% girls, 53.3% boys) and their parents. Data were collected during home visits through semistructured interviews; the Parents Development Index (PDI) was used with each of the parents, and the interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. Self-report questionnaires were completed by both of the parents and their child. In accordance with the first hypothesis, there was a significant difference between maternal and paternal PRF scores, as measured by the PDI. Specifically, mothers showed significantly higher levels of PRF than fathers. The goal of the second hypothesis was to examine how multiple determinants of parenting predicted PRF. Results indicated that maternal fear and maternal ADHD symptoms predicted maternal PRF. None of the paternal factors were associated with paternal RF. Child's age was found to be a significant predictor for both maternal and paternal PRF. Interestingly, it was found that, for mothers, the younger the child was, the more PRF the mothers exhibited; and for fathers it was found, conversely, that the older the child was, the more PRF the fathers showed. Child's birth order predicted father's reflective functioning (FRF) but not mother's reflective functiong (MRF). Finally, at the contextual level, both SES and social support significantly predicted MRF but not FRF. The third hypothesis, proposing that PRF would be related to both parental and child ADHD symptoms, was partially confirmed. It was found that mothers who have more symptoms of ADHD were more reflective when their child had high levels of ADHD symptoms. Finally, the fourth hypothesis proposed that PRF would moderate the links between child's ADHD symptoms and child's self-esteem. It was found that PRF moderated the association between the child's ADHD symptoms and the child's self-esteem (e.g., --athletic competence‖ and --global self-worth‖ scales). This was found only for fathers and not for mothers. The findings from this study highlight the need for interventions to strengthen the development of the reflective ability of parents of children with ADHD symptoms, with special emphasis on fathers and the participation of both parents as a parental unit. -- abstract.
