The Online Nurtured Heart Approach to Parenting: A Randomized Study to Improve ADHD Behaviors in Children Ages 6–8

Velia Leybas Nuño; Betsy C. Wertheim; Bridget S. Murphy; Howard Glasser; Richard A. Wahl; Denise J. Roe

doi:10.1891/EHPP-D-20-00013

The Online Nurtured Heart Approach to Parenting: A Randomized Study to Improve ADHD Behaviors in Children Ages 6–8

Velia Leybas Nuño, Betsy C. Wertheim, Bridget S. Murphy, Howard Glasser, Richard A. Wahl, Denise J. Roe

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Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of the Nurtured Heart Approach (NHA) to improve attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) behaviors in children. Methods: In 2017, we conducted a trial among parents (n = 104) with children ages 6–8 years diagnosed with ADHD/at risk for a diagnosis. Participants were randomly selected, but not blinded, to the immediate (NHA) or delayed (control) group. The NHA training was held online over 6 weeks. Results: The NHA group (−7.0 ± 8.1), but not the control group (0.2 ± 6.6), reported a decrease in inattention (p <.001). The NHA group (−7.9 ± 9.3), but not the control group (−0.5 ± 7.3), reported a decrease in hyperactivity/impulsivity (p <.001). Conclusions: The study provides preliminary data of the NHA's potential to improve ADHD related behaviors.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	31-48
Number of pages	18
Journal	Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1891/EHPP-D-20-00013
State	Published - 2020

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ADHD
behavior
children
parenting

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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The Online Nurtured Heart Approach to Parenting : A Randomized Study to Improve ADHD Behaviors in Children Ages 6–8. / Nuño, Velia Leybas; Wertheim, Betsy C.; Murphy, Bridget S.; Glasser, Howard; Wahl, Richard A.; Roe, Denise J.

In: Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2020, p. 31-48.

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