The relation between the level of depression of mothers and the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in their children.

In this study, the diagnosis of ADHD children and their mothers take the children's mother was aimed to investigate the level of depression. The working group was created from aged 7-11 who were diagnosed with ADHD and 50 children who did not receive diagnosis and mother. Determining the level of depression in our sample of children with ADHD and depression level data on mothers who underwent examined with descriptive statements as a result of the Beck Depression Inventory results in the diagnosis of the children's mother was found to be high. In addition, mothers with children and gender have a significant positive correlation between the level of depression, the conclusion that depression increases the level of mothers of male children being reached. Key Words : Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit, Depression