TY - JOUR JF - BCN JO - BCN VL - 6 IS - 2 PY - 2015 Y1 - 2015/4/01 TI - Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder (ADHD) and Stress: A Mutual Relationship between Children and Mothers TT - N2 - Introduction: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by high levels of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity which may result in mothers’ stress. The current study aims to compare stress among 45 mothers of ADHD children who had referred to “Rofeydeh psychiatric center” with 45 mothers of normal children. Methods: Brief demographic researcher-made questionnaire, Child Symptom Inventory-4 (CSI- 4), the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and Parental Stress Index-Short Form (PSI/SF) were completed for each mother and child. Results: The results showed that except the component of acceptance, ADHD children had more problems in the field of attention compared with normal children. Mothers of ADHD children had also more stress compared with mothers of normal children. Discussion: ADHD can impair mothers’ mental health by inducing stress and this issue has important clinical and treatment implications. Specific treatment programs should be designed and implemented in Iran for the mothers of ADHD children to reduce stress among them and therefore, improve their mental health status. SP - 113 EP - 122 AU - Samiei, Mercedeh AU - Daneshmand, Reza AU - Keramatfar, Rasul AU - Khooshabi, Katayoon AU - Amiri, Nasrin AU - Farhadi, Yadollah AU - Farzadfard, Seyedeh Zeinab AU - Kachooi, Hamid AU - Samadi, Roya AD - KW - ADHD KW - Attention KW - Hyperactivity KW - Impulsivity KW - Stress UR - http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-378-en.html ER -