the effectiveness of parent management training (pmt) on anxiety and depression in parents of children with adhd

Background: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is one of the most common psychiatric problems in childhood and adolescence. objectives: the aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of parent management training (pmt) and a positive parenting program on children’s behavioral problems and parents’ anxiety and depression reduction. patients and methods: in this semi-experimental study, which was conducted in zahedan 2011, 36 parents of adhdchildren whose kids had been on medications from at least 8 weeks before the study participated. data were collected by conners questionnaires for parents and dass questionnaires about anxiety and depression. we used paired t-tests, chi-square statistical procedures, and spss version 16 software for data analysis. the p < 0.05 was considered significant. results: the mean conners parents scale in the case group was (104.7 ± 11.04) before and (92.4 ± 8.72) after intervention. in the control group, it was (102.3±22.38) before and (102.2±19.94) after the intervention. the conners scale changes in the case group before and after intervention was statistically significant (p-value = 0.0001) and in the control group there was no significant change in the conners scale (p = 0.945). conclusions: in general, this study showed that the parent behavioral management training could reduce adhd symptoms in preschool children .one of the limitations of this study was the number of cases; therefore, a further survey with a larger group might be considered.