In the treatment of the child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) we have to include the family from the beginning, mainly the parents, since it is going to be through them how our interventions can have a greater repercussion and benefit for the minor.
We propose as a pillar of any intervention, the psychoeducational groups of parents, in which they are given the information and the necessary tools to begin to understand the problem of the child, how to help him, the different alternatives of treatments and from there improve the alliance with the therapists who will intervene.
A psychoeducational program of 4 sessions of two hours each for parents with children with ADHD is established at the mental health center, directed by the psychologist and the psychiatrist of the children and youth program. At the end of each group an anonymous evaluation is done to have a feedback about how the parents had received the information transmitted with 4 questions, assessment of the sessions and the possibility of suggestions.
An analysis of the questionnaires collected during a school year is made, obtaining a very positive assessment in all the suggested aspects and suggesting to expand them or include more topics in new sessions.
These results encourage us to improve this alternative and include it as a basis in all treatments for children with ADHD, proposing to parents that before this diagnosis start this group and from there each case is raised individually.

M.C. Herráez Martín de Valmaseda. Centro de Salud Mental de Chamartín. Servicio de Salud Mental Infantojuvenil. Marqués de Ahumada, 11. 28028 Madrid. Correo electrónico: claraherraez@telefonica.net

According to several studies, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has a prevalence of 5 to 10%. However, the number of patients being seen in pediatric primary care clinics is clearly lower. One possible explanation for this circumstance could be the existence of a window period between the ages of 6 and 11 years during which children only receive medical attention for intercurrent processes, and are not examined in depth as in health monitoring programs. It is at these ages, coinciding with primary school, when the onset of ADHD occurs, with negative consequences on both the academic and the social level.

In order to identify it early, we propose the inclusion of a screening test, specifically Goodman's Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, which is available on the Internet and is easy to administer and to evaluate, and refer the possible cases of ADHD to the child psychiatry department where a therapeutic plan will be implemented in coordination with the schools.