Comparing the Mental Health of Children’s’ Mothers With ADHD And Normal Children’ Mothers In Hamedan

Abstract

The aim of the study: Hyperactivity is one of the most common behavioral disorders that endanger parents' mental health, especially mothers, as someone who has first contact with child. This study aimed to compare the mental health of mothers with hyperactive children and mothers with normal children.

Methods: The study's methodology is a scientific-comparison. Statistical population refers to all mothers of Hamedan city in 2011.Sample is 200 children’s mothers with ADHD and normal children’s mothers which is selected by available sampling from elementary school of Hamadan. Data is gathered by Conner (parent form) and SCL-90 questionnaires and is analyzed by computer program of SPSS.

Results: The obtained results from statistical findings showed significant differences between the mental health of mothers with ADHD children and mothers with normal children in components of somatization, obsessive and compulsion, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobia, paranoid thoughts and psychotic at the level of 0/01. This difference has advantage for mothers with normal children. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that children with ADHD disorder in the family have a huge impact on the mental health of mothers and families.