Abstract

BENCZIK, Edyleine Bellini Peroni  and  CASELLA, Erasmo Barbante. The impact of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on family relationships. Rev. psicopedag. [online]. 2015, vol.32, n.97, pp.93-103. ISSN 0103-8486.

This article aims to promote questions based on national and international research, obtained through PubMed and SciELO and books on the subject. The focus of this literature review involved the powerful effect that ADHD promotes in family interactions, either between parents and children, the marital relationship and interaction between siblings, greatly affecting family dynamics and mental health of all family members. The results demonstrate an urgency in preparing draft guidance and intervention with families in order to promote mental health and minimize the losses that this framework promotes the family and own carrier.

Keywords : Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Family relations; Mental health.

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