Parents of a child with ADHD tell the nurse, "We try to teach our child how to behave, but it doesn't help. We feel as though we are terrible parents.". Select the nurse's most helpful response
a. Refer the parents for pastoral counseling.
b. Discuss how traumatic life events precipitate ADHD.
c. Explain the correlation between ADHD and parental conflict.
d. Provide information about the relationship between ADHD and biochemical abnormalities.
D
Abnormalities in dopamine receptors and transporters are implicated in ADHD. Parents who understand the possible biochemical causation may be less likely to blame their parenting methods for the child's behavior. The other options have no relevance to ADHD.
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