Background and Objectives: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is recognized as the most common neurobehavioral disorder in childhood, and its lack of attention and recognition can lead to harmful effects for the individual and their family. The current study aimed to investigate mother-child relationship in hyperactive children. Subjects and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 160 mothers of 5 to 12 years old children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) which referred to welfare centers of Tehran in 2013 by random sampling. Data were gathered using demographic questionnaire, Mother-Child Relationship Evaluation (MCRE) Scale and Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory-II (ROCI-II) questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Results: Findings suggest that the interactive adoption style in mothers with ADHD students is less and ineffective interactive styles include rejection, overindulgence and overprotection were more common. Also there was correlation of 0. 275 between avoiding variables and overindulgence, 0. 243 between compromising and rejection, 0. 241 between obligating and overindulgence and 0. 268 between overindulgence and rejection and 0. 346 between dominating and overprotection at 5% error of research variables. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that problems in mother and ADHD child relationship are also effective in spouse conflict resolution styles. Therefore, family history of these children should be taken into consideration when treating these children.

Objectives: This research was to determine the pattern of psychiatric disorders in the immediate family members of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Family genetic risk factors were also evaluated. Method: 227 immediate family members, 120 parents and 107 siblings of 60 ADHD children and adolescents between the ages of 5 to 17 years were evaluated. Psychiatric clinical interviews, K-SADS, SADS, and Wender determined ADHD and family members’ diagnosis. Evaluation of presence of ADHD diagnosis and other psychiatric diagnosis were based on DSM-IV standards. Findings: The most prevalent psychiatric diagnosis in the families was disorders of depression (51.7%), ADHD (48.3%), anxiety (41.7%), and obsessive compulsive (25%). The most prevalent diagnosis, comorbid to ADHD was disorders of Enuresis (38.3%), obsessive-compulsive (31.7%), anxiety (30%), and tic (26.7%); in the adolescent group, it was bipolar disorder with 37.5%. Results: The high prevalence of ADHD in the afflicted families indicates strong influence of genetic factors. The presence of comorbid disorders to ADHD and high prevalence of affective and anxiety disorders in the families of ADHD may point to homogeneity in genetic etiology in these disorders and subgroups of ADHD whose risk factors, etiology, and treatment responses may differ.

Introduction: The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on stress in mothers of ADHD children and hyperactivity symptoms in children with ADHD. Methods: The research method was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this study consisted of mothers of ADHD children in Semnan in the first 4 months of 1403. According to the research design (quasi-experimental), the statistical sample was selected from among volunteers and according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria and was randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 people) and control groups (15 people). The research tools included the stress scale by Cohen, Kamarc, and Mermelstein (1983) and the parent form of the Connors Questionnaire (1998) to investigate the hyperactivity symptoms in children with ADHD. The cognitive behavioral therapy protocol used in this study was adapted from White (2001). Data analysis was performed using multivariate analysis of covariance using SPSS version 25 software. Results: The results showed that cognitive behavioral therapy is effective on stress and hyperactivity symptoms in ADHD children (p<0.05). Conclusion: According to the results of the study, it can be said that cognitive behavioral therapy is effective in reducing parental stress and hyperactivity symptoms in ADHD children. It is suggested that more research be conducted in this direction to increase the external validity of the study.