This study aims to investigate the efficacy of modified short-term parent training group therapy among children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) from Taiwanese experience. Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were diagnosed by DSM-IV criteria. Their parents were invited to attend modified short-term parent training group therapy. The parents were then asked to complete the Swanson, Nolan and Pelham Rating Scale-Revised ADHD and oppositional defiant

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... sorder (ODD) subscale (SNAP-IV), child behavior check list (CBCL), and parental symptom check list (SCL-90) before and after modified short term parenting group therapy. Findings showed that inattention, hyperactivity and ODD symptoms of children with ADHD were significantly improved (all p <0.001). Problematic behavior of children (aggression, attention problems, social problems, and externalization) and their parental symptoms (somatization, obsession, global severity, and PST) were also changed after modified short-term parent training group therapy. Therefore, the short-term modified parent training group therapy is effective for children with ADHD and is recommended as the first part of a combined treatment for children with ADHD. The key points of this study are that modified short-term parent training group therapy is effective and worthy to try as the first part of a combined treatment for children with ADHD. Parental stress and symptoms may need to be addressed as part of the treatment for a child with ADHD.