The Effectiveness of Couple Communication Patterns Training on thePerformance of Families with ADHD Children

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of couple communication patterns training on the performance of families with ADHD children. 60 parents whose children were suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder were chosen randomly. Then، the samples wererandomly divided into two groups: control group (30 participants) and experimental group (30 participants). The experimental group received 7 treatment sessions. Both groups filled out the Family Performance Questionnaire in thepretest and the posttest. The data were analyzed by statistical methods (covariance analysis). The results showed that the couple communication patterns training leaded to enhancement of family performance and its subtitles such as، emotional involvement، role playing، problem solving، emotional support، behavioral control، and the overall performance (P<0. 05). The present study showed that the couple communication patterns training to parents could significantly enhance the performance of families such as emotional involvement، role playing، problem solving، emotional support، behavioral control، and the overall performance.