Objective:

Many children at risk for negative outcomes related to untreated attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not receive necessary mental healthcare. Parents’ mental health-seeking behavior is important in the early identification of ADHD and preventing comorbidities with ADHD. Parents may experience some barriers that may delay or stop parents from seeking mental healthcare for their children.

Method:

This systematic review summarized existing evidence of parents’ barriers to seeking mental healthcare for their children at risk of ADHD.

Results:

This review included 21 studies that address different parental barriers under the three levels of the social-ecological model, including individual, interpersonal, and community levels.

Conclusion:

Raising parents’ awareness of the process of seeking mental healthcare has the potential to help identify children at risk for ADHD earlier. Developing psychoeducational intervention that improves parents’ seeking behavior and reduces barriers toward seeking mental healthcare is needed.

中文翻译：

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儿童注意力缺陷多动障碍寻求心理健康服务的父母障碍：系统评价

客观的：

许多面临与未经治疗的注意力缺陷多动障碍 (ADHD) 相关的负面结果风险的儿童没有接受必要的心理保健。父母寻求心理健康的行为对于早期识别多动症和预防多动症合并症很重要。父母可能会遇到一些障碍，这些障碍可能会延迟或阻止父母为孩子寻求心理保健。

方法：

该系统评价总结了父母在为有 ADHD 风险的孩子寻求心理保健方面存在障碍的现有证据。

结果：

这篇综述包括 21 项研究，这些研究在社会生态模型的三个层面（包括个人、人际和社区层面）下解决了不同的父母障碍。

结论：

提高父母对寻求心理保健过程的认识，有可能帮助及早识别有患 ADHD 风险的儿童。需要开发心理教育干预措施，以改善父母的寻求行为并减少寻求心理保健的障碍。