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Perceived Family Functioning, Marital Status, and Depression in Parents of Boys with Attention Deficit Disorder

Ronald T. Brown, PhD

Ronald T. Brown, PhD, is associate professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine, where he currently conducts research in the area of attention deficit disorders and learning disabilities.

Joseph N. Pacini, BA

Joseph N. Pacini, BA, is a psychiatric technician at Austin State Hospital in Austin, Texas. Address: Ronald T. Brown, PhD, Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Box AF, Atlanta, GA 30322.

The present study examined the perceptions of parents of children with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADD/H) regarding their family environment and depression in comparison with a clinical and a nondisabled control group. Parents of children with ADD/H perceived their family environment as less supportive and more stressful than did either the clinical or the nondisabled controls. Specifically, ADD/H parents viewed their families as having lower levels of interpersonal relationships than did either of the control groups. Ratings of depression for each of the parent groups indicated a greater frequency of depressive symptomatology among the parents of children with ADD/H. In addition, more parents of ADD/H children were separated or divorced. Correlation coefficients computed for the entire sample suggest differences between mothers' and fathers' depression and differences in their perceptions of the family. Recommendations are made for future research as well as the development of treatment programs to incorporate work with the parents of children with ADD/H.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 22, No. 9, 581-587 (1989)
DOI: 10.1177/002221948902200911
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