objective: the aim of the current study was to examine the effectiveness of barkley's parent training program, working memory training and the combination of these two interventions for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd). methods: in this study, 36 participants with adhd (aged 6 to 12 years) were selected by convenience sampling. revision of the swanson, nolan and pel...

BACKGROUND While short-term effects of parent training (PT) have been extensively evaluated, long-term outcome and present predictors of a diagnosis for children with ODD/CD treated with parent training are very limited. METHOD In the present study, diagnostic status as outcome and predictors of treatment response were examined in a 5-6-year follow-up. Out of 99 children who had been treated ...

Vigilant care aims at reducing adolescent risk behaviors while matching parental involvement to the level of alarm signs. This study examined the effect of parent training in vigilant care and technological feedback on driving risk of novice male drivers. A sample of 217 Israeli families was divided into four conditions: a) no-feedback, b) individual feedback, c) family feedback, and d) family ...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study is to evaluate whether the effects of a short, six session version of an evidence-based parent training programme (The Incredible Years), delivered in a non-clinical community sample in the northern Norway, are maintained 4 years following the initial intervention. METHOD Data were collected primarily from mothers in a randomized controlled trial (N = 1...

the purpose of this study was to develop an emotional intelligence training program and to evaluate its effectiveness on decreasing behavior problems of adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems that living in single-parent families. this program was offered through workshop which consisted of 10 sessions, two hours per session. the study utilized a quasi-experimental research method w...

Parent training (PT) is an evidence-based treatment for reducing and preventing child conduct problems and abusive parenting. However, questions have been raised about the dissemination of PT to culturally diverse families who hold different views on childrearing. Group PT was applied in two Chinese immigrant families illustrating strategies for addressing potential cultural barriers. The Incre...

This research was undertaken to investigate the impact of Barkley’s Parent Training Program on the improvement of the mother-child relationship among anxious primary school students in Farsan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. This quasi-experimental study had a pretest-posttest control group design. The instruments included the Spence Childrenchr('39')s Anxiety Scale (SCAS) (1997) and...

this experimental study was designed to show the effects of parent training program on iranian children with behavioral disorders. 27 students (7-11 years olf) with behavioral disorders were selected from amerian elementary shools's girls. these students were assessed by rutter's behavioral, asssessment test, completed by parents and teachers. then their mothers were randomly assigned...