TPAC Program
ADHD has a strong genetic component and, as a result, many parents and children in the same family struggle with ADHD. When parents have their own difficulties with attention, organization, planning and/or emotion regulation, it can make parenting a child with ADHD even more challenging. Families may benefit from a more comprehensive approach that combines treatment for the parent with behavioral therapy focused on parenting skills. We are partnering with Children’s National Hospital to learn which treatment approach is most helpful in improving parent, child and family functioning for families in which a parent and child experience ADHD symptoms.
We are working with co-located psychologists at Children’s National Hospital pediatric clinics to screen parents of young children and provide treatment to these families. Shifting this work into pediatric primary care will ensure that treatment is more accessible and that it is implemented earlier in the child’s development.
The TPAC Program is funded from the National Institutes of Mental Health and is conducted in collaboration with Dr. Adelaide Robb and Dr. Donna Marschall at Children’s National Hospital and Dr. Mark Stein at Seattle Children’s Hospital. For additional information check out the Children’s National website:
https://childrensnational.org/departments/psychiatry-and-behavioral-sciences/clinical-trials
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