In this latter study , outcomes were better for girls and for children on medication .
Positive results on an inventory of child behaviour problems were reported for one small study ( n = 24 ) with the caveat that results were only positive when parent training was delivered to individuals and not groups .
Results for this outcome from a small study ( n = 24 ) suggested a long-term benefit for mothers who received the intervention at an individual level ; in contrast , fathers benefited from short-term group treatment .
Parent training may have a positive effect on the behaviour of children with ADHD .
It may also reduce parental stress and enhance parental confidence .
BACKGROUND Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ( ADHD ) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by high levels of inattention , hyperactivity and impulsivity that are present before the age of seven years , seen in a range of situations , inconsistent with the child 's developmental level and causing social or academic impairment .
Parent training programmes are psychosocial interventions aim ed at training parents in techniques to enable them to manage their children 's challenging behaviour .
OBJECTIVES To determine whether parent training interventions are effective in reducing ADHD symptoms and associated problems in children aged between five and eigtheen years with a diagnosis of ADHD , compared to controls with no parent training intervention .
Adult psychiatric status of hyperactive boys grown up.
OBJECTIVE Numerous studies have examined the adolescent and young adult fate of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) .  In marked contrast , relatively little is known about the adult outcome of these children . There have been only two controlled , prospect i ve studies of psychiatric status into adulthood . The present study was conducted to gain further underst and ing of the natural course of this common childhood condition . METHOD This was a prospect i ve follow-up of clinical ly diagnosed , white boys of average intelligence who were referred by teachers to a child psychiatric research clinic at an average age of 7.3 years . At a mean age of 24.1 years , 85 prob and s ( 82 % of the childhood cohort ) and 73 comparison subjects ( 94 % of adolescent comparison subjects ) were directly interviewed by trained clinicians who were blind to group status . RESULTS Evaluations of the prob and s and comparison subjects indicated significantly higher prevalences of antisocial personality disorder ( 12 % versus 3 % ) and nonalcohol substance abuse ( 12 % versus 4 % ) in the prob and s , whereas mood disorders ( 4 % versus 4 % ) and anxiety disorders ( 2 % versus 7 % ) were not significantly different . At adult follow-up , ADHD was rare , occurring in only 4 % of the prob and s ( no comparison subjects ) . CONCLUSIONS The results of the present study are consistent with the authors ' previously reported major findings . They strongly suggest that children with ADHD are at significantly higher risk for a specific negative course marked by antisocial and substance-related disorders
In this latter study , outcomes were better for girls and for children on medication .
Positive results on an inventory of child behaviour problems were reported for one small study ( n = 24 ) with the caveat that results were only positive when parent training was delivered to individuals and not groups .
Results for this outcome from a small study ( n = 24 ) suggested a long-term benefit for mothers who received the intervention at an individual level ; in contrast , fathers benefited from short-term group treatment .
Parent training may have a positive effect on the behaviour of children with ADHD .
It may also reduce parental stress and enhance parental confidence .
BACKGROUND Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ( ADHD ) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by high levels of inattention , hyperactivity and impulsivity that are present before the age of seven years , seen in a range of situations , inconsistent with the child 's developmental level and causing social or academic impairment .
Parent training programmes are psychosocial interventions aim ed at training parents in techniques to enable them to manage their children 's challenging behaviour .
OBJECTIVES To determine whether parent training interventions are effective in reducing ADHD symptoms and associated problems in children aged between five and eigtheen years with a diagnosis of ADHD , compared to controls with no parent training intervention .