Jc. Bernier et Dh. Siegel, ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER - A FAMILY AND ECOLOGICAL-SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE, Families in society, 75(3), 1994, pp. 142-151
Little has been written about attention-deficit hyperactive disorder f
rom a family systems perspective. The authors describe the impact of t
his neurologically based disorder on family functioning and explore th
e utility of systems theory in addressing families' needs. Suggestions
for widening the levels of intervention beyond traditional treatment
parameters are offered.