impact of multimodal psychosocial intervention among children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

ABSTRACT

Evaluation of the effectiveness of psychosocial intervention in comparison to outpatient management. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Unit, Psychiatric Hospital, Ministry of Health, Bahrain. Retrospective/cross sectional study. Group 1 [ROM] consist of twenty children from outpatient and group 2 [MPI] consist of 15 children from day-care, aged 4-16 years, diagnosed with DSM IV ADHD were recruited for the study after four weeks of treatment from 2006-2009. Twelve [80%] children from daycare group were from non-intact family [P>.036]. Fourteen mothers [70%] from ROM and 9 mothers [60%] from MPI reported marked improvement in both groups. Blind investigator and therapist/nurse found more improvement among those received more intense psychosocial intervention, group 2 [MPI] [P> .018]. group 2 [MPI] had more psychopathology compared to group 1 [ROM]. The staff and blind investigator reported better improvement among children in Group 2 [MPI]. Difficult ADHD cases benefit more from intense psychosocial intervention in group 2 [MPI]