Mental health and psychosocial status in mothers of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): differences by maternal ADHD tendencies

This study aimed to clarify differences in mental health, psychosocial status, and mental health-related factors among mothers of ADHD children between those with and without ADHD tendencies of their own. The data from 149 mothers of children with ADHD, collected through an online survey, were analyzed. Mothers with ADHD tendencies had poorer mental health, more ADHD children, and felt a lack of understanding of their surroundings than mothers without ADHD tendencies. There were differences in mental health-related factors depending on the mother's ADHD tendencies. Therefore, individualized interventions based on the presence or absence of the mother's ADHD tendencies may be important to maintain mental health in mothers of ADHD children.