Treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder with Amphetamine: Short-Term Effects on Family Interaction

Autor/inn/en	Gustafsson, Peik; Hansson, Kjell; Eidevall, Lena; Thernlund, Gunilla; Svedin, Carl Goran
Titel	Treatment of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder with Amphetamine: Short-Term Effects on Family Interaction
Quelle	In: Journal of Attention Disorders, 12 (2008) 1, S.83-91 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-0547
DOI	10.1177/1087054707308482
Schlagwörter	Hyperactivity; Attention Deficit Disorders; Parents; Drug Therapy; Family Relationship; Parent Child Relationship; Control Groups; Videotape Recordings; Mothers; Well Being; Outcomes of Treatment; Family Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hyperaktivität; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Eltern; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Mother; Mutter; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Familienkrise
Abstract	Objective: This research seeks to study the impact on family function after 3 months of treatment with amphetamine. Method: A total of 43 children, 6 to 11 years of age, with ADHD were treated with amphetamine for 3 months. Family function was studied before and after treatment by parent self-rating and independent observer ratings of videotaped parent-child interactions. Results: The families with a child with ADHD were found to be more dysfunctional than control families. Families with children with severe ADHD behavior showed evidence of more family dysfunction compared to families with children with less severe ADHD behavior. After 3 months of treatment with amphetamine, the children's behavior and the mother's well-being and some aspects of parent-reported and observer-rated family functioning improved. Conclusion: This study gives support to the notion that some aspects of family dysfunction may be related to the child's ADHD behavior. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10