Cited by 82Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentFamily and Disability Support Research

Assessing parents' willingness to pursue treatment for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

ROSTAIN, ANTHONY L., POWER, THOMAS J., ATKINS, MARC S.·1993·Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Abstract

Objective This study investigated parents' willingness to pursue treatment for attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder (ADHD).Method A self-administered questionnaire (the ADHD Knowledge and Opinion Scale--AKOS) was developed and administered to a sample of 116 families attending an outpatient ADHD clinic. Socioeconomic status, parenting stress, family adaptability and cohesion, degree of child's externalizing behavior, and treatment history were obtained for each family.Results Parents' willingness to use medication or to pursue counseling were not related to family factors. History of the child receiving medication was mildly correlated with willingness to use medication. History of counseling was mildly correlated with willingness to use medication and to pursue counseling. Mothers who viewed their family as "enmeshed" reported significantly higher sense of competence than those viewing the family as "connected" or "disengaged."Conclusion The AKOS is an instrument that may help clinicians identify and address parents' concerns about treatment for ADHD as well as parents' perceptions about their parenting skills.

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Authors
ROSTAIN, A. L., POWER, T. J., & ATKINS, M. S.
Affiliations
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
Corresponding author
ROSTAIN, ANTHONY L.
Venue
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1993-01
Volume
32
Issue
1
Pages
175-181
ISSN
0890-8567 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2012969534
Cited by
82
References
46
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 5
FWCI
1.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, treatment willingness, parental stress, family cohesion and adaptability, family enmeshment, parental sense of competence, ADHD medication, externalizing problems
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Attitude, Child, Child, Preschool, Drug Therapy, Family, Female, Humans, Life Change Events, Male, Maternal Behavior, Parents, Patient Compliance, Surveys and Questionnaires

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