Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Depression and Anxiety of ADHD Childrens' Mothers

Abstract

The presence of a child with ADHD in families can lead to mothers' depression and anxiety, the sense of limiting the role of parents and the sense of inadequacy in child rearing in ADHD children's families. In this study، a quasi-experimental pre test- post test control group، the sample of sample available from mothers of ADHD children referred counseling clinic in sanandaj، among them، 30 persons were randomly 15 experimentrol groups were divided in the pre-test، in order to measure anxiety and depreeion، the Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventory and for assessing symptoms of ADHD children kaners parent questionnaire was used. The experimental group received 8 sessions of 2 hours Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and the control group recived not treatment in the pre-test، questinaires were administered to both groups at post test. The results showed that in the post-test scores significantiy decreased depression and anxiety. Therfore، Acceptance and Commitment Therapy، the treatment of depression and anxiety in mothers of ADHD children has been effective. The results emphasize the importance of using these interventions in depressions and anxiety in mothers of children with ADHD and provide new horizons in clinical interventions from mothers and children is emphasized for these patients.

Keywords

• attention defficit/hyperactivity disorde anxiety، depression، acceptance and commitment therapy