comparison of the effectiveness of child-parent relationship trianing and barkley’s parent training in behavioral-emotional problems of children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder

Objective: one of the most common childhood disorders is attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (adhd). the objective of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of child-parent relationship trianing and barkley’s parent training in behavioral-emotional problems of children with adhd.methods: the research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and follow-up. the statistical population of the study included all mothers with a son with adhd. these mothers’ children were studying in one of the primary schools in ahvaz in the academic year 2021-2022. they were selected through random clusters sampling method and randomly were assigned to child- parent relationship therapy (n = 15), barkley’s parent training (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups. moreover, clinical interview, children’s behavior checklist and snap-iv training scale were instruments of collecting data. achenbach behavior scale was used to collect data. the child-parent relationship group participated in ten 60-minute sessions; the barkley’s parent training group participated in fifteen 60-minute sessions. however, the control group did not receive any intervention. data were analyzed using mixed analysis of variance using spss software (version 25).results:  the results of intragroup effects showed that child-parent relationship therapy and barkley’s parent training were effective in the behavioral-emotional problems in the posttest phase (p < 0.05); they reduced children’s emotional-behavioral problems. however, the effects were not sustained (p < 0.05). in addition, there was no significant difference between the effectiveness of child-parent relationship therapy and barkley’s parent training in children’s emotional-behavioral problems (p < 0.05).conclusion: according to the results of the study, child-parent relationship therapy and barkley’s parent training were effective in emotional-behavioral problems of children with adhd. therefore, clinical psychologists and counselors are recommended to use these methods to reduce emotional-behavioral problems of children with adhd.