ADHD and Divorce WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on ADHD and Divorce
A study released in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology reported parents of ADHD children are twice as likely to divorce by the time their child is eight years old.1 ADHD is a neurobehavioral disorder which causes hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention.2 The behaviors can be treated with medication, psychotherapy, and education. Unfortunately, uncontrollable and inappropriate behavior may cause problems for family dynamics.3
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- The study included 282 teens and/or young adults diagnosed with ADHD in childhood and 205 parents.1
- The results showed 22.7 percent of the parents of ADHD children divorced by the time the child was eight.1
- 12.6 percent of parents whose children were not diagnosed with ADHD separated by the time the child was eight.1
- ADHD with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD) increased the risk of parents divorcing.1
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 WebMD: Divorce More Likely in ADHD Families?
- ↑ OrganizedWisdom: ADHD
- ↑ HealthyPlace: Family Issues and the ADHD Child
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- Contributor: Carolyn DeLucas
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Carolyn DeLucas
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Divorce and ADHD, ADD and Divorce, Divorce and ADD
- Last update: Sep. 28, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
