Parent and child neurocognitive functioning predict response to behavioral parent training for youth with ADHD.

ABSTRACT: Parental cognitive functioning is thought to play a key role in parenting behavior and may inform response to behavioral intervention. This open-label pilot study examined the extent to which parent and child cognition impacted response to behavioral parent training for children with ADHD. Fifty-four participants (27 parent-child dyads; M_ages = 10.6 and 45.2 for children and parents, respectively) completed tasks assessing visuospatial and phonological working memory, inhibitory control, and choice-reaction speed at pre-treatment. Drift diffusion modeling decomposed choice-reaction time data into indicators of processing speed (drift rate) and response caution (boundary separation). Parents completed a 10-week manualized behavioral parent training program. Primary outcomes were

SUBMITTER: Fosco WD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6224297 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature