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Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

2020

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African-American Fathers’ Perspectives Of Their Sons’ Diagnosis And Treatment Of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Renee Von Raub Jan 2020

African-American Fathers’ Perspectives Of Their Sons’ Diagnosis And Treatment Of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Renee Von Raub

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Parents’ perspectives about children’s Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis and treatment are crucial in managing their children’s ADHD. While research existed on mothers’ perspectives of ADHD treatment, there was little research on the perspectives of African American fathers about their sons’ ADHD. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore African Americans fathers’ perspectives of their sons’ diagnosis and treatment for ADHD. Family systems theory served as the conceptual framework. The research question was designed to explore African American fathers' perspectives and lived experience related to their sons' diagnosis of and treatment for ADHD. Ten biological fathers …