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 .
Supportive expressive therapy--Parent child version: An exploratory study.
Currently , there are no empirically supported psychodynamic treatments for  disruptive behavior in young children .  Supportive Expressive Therapy -- Parent Child ( SET-PC ) is a newly developed brief psychodynamic psychotherapy that focuses on a parent 's internal representations of self and others , particularly as they manifest in problematic parent-child relationships . It is a manualized dyadic therapy that uses videotaped parent-child play sessions followed by parent-therapist discussion s. This exploratory study is the first r and omized controlled study of SETPC . SET-PC was compared with the Incredible Years Parenting Program ( IYPP ; Webster-Stratton , 2001 ) , an empirically supported group parent training intervention for child disruptive behavior . Treatment completers were 37 consecutive referrals of parent- child dyads ( children ages 30 - 72 months ) to an outpatient psychiatry clinic .  SET-PC produced treatment outcomes that were equivalent to IYPP . Both treatments were associated with large effect sizes for decreases in externalizing behavior and for the positive quality of observed parent- child interactions and small effect sizes for improvements in parents ' psychological functioning . Treatment gains were maintained at 1-year follow-up regardless of treatment condition . ( PsycINFO Data base Record ( c ) 2010 APA , all rights reserved )
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 .