Samiei Mercedeh, Daneshmand Reza, Keramatfar Rasul, Khooshabi Katayoon, Amiri Nasrin, Farhadi Yadollah, Farzadfard Seyedeh Zeinab, Kachooi Hamid, Samadi Roya
Department of Psychiatry, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Basic Clin Neurosci. 2015 Apr;6(2):113-21.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by high levels of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity which may result in mothers' stress. The current study aims to compare stress among 45 mothers of ADHD children who had referred to "Rofeydeh psychiatric center" with 45 mothers of normal children.
Brief demographic researcher-made questionnaire, Child Symptom Inventory-4 (CSI-4), the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and Parental Stress Index-Short Form (PSI/SF) were completed for each mother and child.
The results showed that except the component of acceptance, ADHD children had more problems in the field of attention compared with normal children. Mothers of ADHD children had also more stress compared with mothers of normal children.
ADHD can impair mothers' mental health by inducing stress and this issue has important clinical and treatment implications. Specific treatment programs should be designed and implemented in Iran for the mothers of ADHD children to reduce stress among them and therefore, improve their mental health status.
注意力缺陷多动障碍(ADHD)是一种神经发育障碍,其特征是注意力不集中、多动和冲动程度较高,这可能会给母亲带来压力。本研究旨在比较45名转诊至“Rofeydeh精神科中心”的多动症儿童母亲与45名正常儿童母亲的压力情况。
为每位母亲和孩子填写由研究人员制作的简短人口统计学问卷、儿童症状量表-4(CSI-4)、儿童行为检查表(CBCL)和父母压力指数简表(PSI/SF)。
结果显示,除了接纳这一维度外,多动症儿童在注意力方面比正常儿童存在更多问题。多动症儿童的母亲比正常儿童的母亲压力也更大。
多动症会通过引发压力损害母亲的心理健康,这一问题具有重要的临床和治疗意义。伊朗应为多动症儿童的母亲设计并实施特定的治疗方案,以减轻她们的压力,从而改善她们的心理健康状况。