parent training and behavior therapy on behaviors of children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder

background attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is a neurobehavioral condition characterized by poor attention, hyperactivity and misbehavior. parent training and behavioral therapy are psychosocial techniques aimed at training parents to manage and change their children’s behavior. objectives this study examined the impact of parent training and behavioral therapy to control adhd children. patients and methods this research was a pretest-posttest study, conducted on 61 adhd children selected randomly among referrals to psychological clinic (hamdelan) zahedan, iran in 2010. eight sessions of parent training based on the barkley method and eight sessions of behavioral therapy were held for children's parents. the measurement tool was a researcher made questionnaires, consisting of diagnostic symptoms and features of adhd based on dsm iv (diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders). data were analyzed using t-test and spss software version 17. results nine girls (14.8%) and 52 boys (85%), 6 - 14 years old, participated in the study. mean scores showed that the symptoms reduced after intervention significantly (p < 0.01). the results indicated that parent training and behavioral therapy were effective in controlling adhd children's behaviors. conclusions the results of the present study can greatly benefit adhd children since behavioral training may have a greater impact, than just the medication therapy on their social life.