Preschool-age children that present attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), non-compliance, aggression, and defiance are especially at risk for serious social, educational, and psychiatric adjustment difficulties throughout the development. However, very few studies have examined the efficacy of a parent training program for children with these characteristics, and none have been done so with Latino children (PCIT), a family based parent training treatment, for Puerto Rican children aged 4 to 6 years with a diagnosis of ADHD who also present high rates of conduct problem behaviors. The initial efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of the culturally adapted PCIT will then be evaluated by a randomized controlled pilot study. The participants in this pilot study will be 80 clinic-referred children with a DSM IV diagnosis of ADHD hyperactive-impulsive type or combined typed. These children will be randomly assigned to the PCIT program (n=40) or a minimal contact waiting list condition (n=40). Each participant and their parents will receive pretreatment and posttreatment testing. The design will be a 2 (treatment) x2 (times of assessment) with repeated measures on the last factor. The two groups will be compared on measures of observed parent- child interactions, parent and teacher behavior rating scales, and parent self-report questionnaires. A 3.5 month follow-up testing will be done for the participants in the treatment condition.
| Pérez-Jiménez, David; Seal, David Wyatt; Ronis, David L (2014) A Pilot Intervention to Promote Safer Sex in Heterosexual Puerto Rican Couples. Couple Family Psychol 3:193-206 |
| Reyes-Rodriguez, Mae Lynn; Rivera-Medina, Carmen L; Camara-Fuentes, Luis et al. (2013) Depression symptoms and stressful life events among college students in Puerto Rico. J Affect Disord 145:324-30 |
| Pérez-Jiménez, David; Orengo-Aguayo, Rosaura E (2012) Rev Puertorriquena Psicol 23:48-61 |
| Bauermeister, José J; Barkley, Russell A; Bauermeister, José A et al. (2012) Validity of the sluggish cognitive tempo, inattention, and hyperactivity symptom dimensions: neuropsychological and psychosocial correlates. J Abnorm Child Psychol 40:683-97 |
| Pérez-Jiménez, David; Orengo-Aguayo, Rosaura E (2011) Qualitative analysis of an educational intervention with HIV-discordant heterosexual Latino couples. P R Health Sci J 30:188-94 |
| Rivera-Medina, Carmen L; Caraballo, José Noel; Rodríguez-Cordero, Elí R et al. (2010) Factor structure of the CES-D and measurement invariance across gender for low-income Puerto Ricans in a probability sample. J Consult Clin Psychol 78:398-408 |
| Hernandez-Hernandez, Alberto L; Perez-Jimenez, David (2010) [Barriers and Facilitators in the Recruitment and Retention of Heterosexual Couples for Preventive Interventions.] Interam J Psychol 44:19-27 |
| Pérez-Jiménez, David; Escabí Montalvo, Aracelis; Del Carmen Cabrera Aponte, María (2010) Desarrollo de una intervención grupal para la prevención del VIH en parejas heterosexuales. Rev Puertorriquena Psicol 21:7-34 |
| Santiago-Rivas, Marimer; Perez-Jimenez, David (2009) Modeling HIV Prevention Strategies among Two Puerto Rican Samples. Interam J Psychol 43:333-339 |
| Perez-Jimenez, David; Seal, David W; Serrano-Garcia, Irma (2009) Barriers and facilitators of HIV prevention with heterosexual Latino couples: beliefs of four stakeholder groups. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol 15:11-7 |
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