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It is interesting that there is scant research of abuse of parents by their children and no study was found on the abuse of parents by their attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) children. Seventy-four children and adolescents suffering from ADHD and their parents were interviewed. The diagnoses were made according to DSM-IV diagnostic criteria. A questionnaire was developed to assess the children’s abuse toward parents. More than half of the parents are suffering from at least one of the forms of abuse by their ADHD children. Scores of parental abuse were not related to gender. Different types of abuse correlated with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), tic, and separation anxiety disorder (SAD). Fathers’ and mothers’ age, the level of education, and type of occupation were not risk factors of the abuse scores. ODD and mother’s major depressive disorder were predictors of the abuse. There was a very disturbing high rate of abuse by children against parents. There is an interrelation of different forms of abuse. This study contributes to increasing awareness on the abuse of parents by their ADHD children.
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Ghanizadeh, A., Jafari, P. Risk factors of abuse of parents by their ADHD children. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 19, 75–81 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-009-0067-y
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