Author/Authors :
Babakhanian، Mohammadreza نويسنده Ma, Government Management, Department of Expert Customers Care, Agriculture Bank, Semnan, IR Iran , , Sayar، Soraya نويسنده Social Worker, Shahid Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , , Babakhanian، Masaudeh نويسنده PhD Student in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Mazandaran, IR Iran , , Mohammadi، Gholamreza نويسنده Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran ,
Abstract :
Background
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a psychiatric disorder that can result in stress for the mother, resulting in poor health.
Objectives
The current study, conducted in 2012, aims to assess stress among forty-six Iranian mothers of ADHD children (Group 1) who were admitted to a psychiatric center in Tehran with forty-six Iranian mothers of normal children (Group 2) in 2012.
Materials and Methods
The Child Symptom Inventory-4 (CSI-4), the child behavior checklist (CBCL) and the parental stress index-short form (PSI/SF) were completed. Data was analyzed using the Levene test and the independent t-test in SPSS Version 18.
Results
With the exception of mood, ADHD children had more problems in attention compared with normal children. As a result, mothers of ADHD children had more stress compared with the controls.
Conclusions
ADHD can impair a mother’s mental health by inducing stress. Specific diagnostic and treatment programs should be designed and tailored for the mothers of ADHD children in order to decrease stress.
