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A small-scale randomized controlled trial of the revised new forest parenting programme for preschoolers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

A small-scale randomized controlled trial of the revised new forest parenting programme for preschoolers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
A small-scale randomized controlled trial of the revised new forest parenting programme for preschoolers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
The revised new forest parenting programme (NFPP) is an 8-week psychological intervention designed to treat ADHD in preschool children by targeting, amongst other things, both underlying impairments in self-regulation and the quality of mother–child interactions. Forty-one children were randomized to either the revised NFPP or treatment as usual conditions. Outcomes were ADHD and ODD symptoms measured using questionnaires and direct observation, mothers’ mental health and the quality of mother–child interactions. Effects of the revised NFPP on ADHD symptoms were large (effect size >1) and significant and effects persisted for 9 weeks post-intervention. Effects on ODD symptoms were less marked. There were no improvements in maternal mental health or parenting behavior during mother–child interaction although there was a drop in mothers’ negative and an increase in their positive comments during a 5-min speech sample. The small-scale trial, although limited in power and generalizability, provides support for the efficacy of the revised NFPP. The findings need to be replicated in a larger more diverse sample.
preschool, adhd, new forest parenting programme, psychosocial treatments, parent training
1018-8827
605-616
Thompson, Margaret J. J.
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Thompson, Penny
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Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.
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Thompson, Margaret J. J., Laver-Bradbury, Cathy, Ayres, Michelle, Le Poidevin, Emma, Mead, Sarah, Dodds, Catherine, Psychogiou, Lamprini, Bitsakou, Paraskevi, Daley, David, Weeks, Anne, Miller Brotman, Laurie, Abikoff, Howard, Thompson, Penny and Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S. (2009) A small-scale randomized controlled trial of the revised new forest parenting programme for preschoolers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 18 (10), 605-616. (doi:10.1007/s00787-009-0020-0).

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The revised new forest parenting programme (NFPP) is an 8-week psychological intervention designed to treat ADHD in preschool children by targeting, amongst other things, both underlying impairments in self-regulation and the quality of mother–child interactions. Forty-one children were randomized to either the revised NFPP or treatment as usual conditions. Outcomes were ADHD and ODD symptoms measured using questionnaires and direct observation, mothers’ mental health and the quality of mother–child interactions. Effects of the revised NFPP on ADHD symptoms were large (effect size >1) and significant and effects persisted for 9 weeks post-intervention. Effects on ODD symptoms were less marked. There were no improvements in maternal mental health or parenting behavior during mother–child interaction although there was a drop in mothers’ negative and an increase in their positive comments during a 5-min speech sample. The small-scale trial, although limited in power and generalizability, provides support for the efficacy of the revised NFPP. The findings need to be replicated in a larger more diverse sample.

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Published date: April 2009
Keywords: preschool, adhd, new forest parenting programme, psychosocial treatments, parent training

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Local EPrints ID: 66665
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/66665
ISSN: 1018-8827
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Date deposited: 07 Jul 2009
Last modified: 13 Mar 2024 18:28

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Author: Margaret J. J. Thompson
Author: Cathy Laver-Bradbury
Author: Michelle Ayres
Author: Emma Le Poidevin
Author: Sarah Mead
Author: Catherine Dodds
Author: Lamprini Psychogiou
Author: Paraskevi Bitsakou
Author: David Daley
Author: Anne Weeks
Author: Laurie Miller Brotman
Author: Howard Abikoff
Author: Penny Thompson
Author: Edmund J. S. Sonuga-Barke

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