Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry
January 2025
Raising your child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Jordan is a challenge due to the prevailing behavioral concerns, low availability of specialized care, and generalized feelings of social stigma. This phenomenological study involved twelve Jordanian parents of children aged 4-14 years, all diagnosed with ADHD according to DSM-IV-TR criteria. Participants were recruited through purposive sampling, and semi-structured interviews were conducted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProblem: Little is known regarding the healthcare needs and experiences of pregnant women with congenital heart disease (CHD) during pregnancy.
Background: Congenital heart diseases are the most common birth anomalies, and they embrace a wide range of defects ranging from mild to complex and life-threatening defects. Pregnancy carries many physiological and psychological changes that affect pregnant woman with CHD and need special attention and consideration.
Objective: Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) are the most common birth anomalies, and they embraced a wide range of defects ranging from mild defects to complex and life-threatening defects. Medical advancement improved children's survival, and more females are reaching childbearing age. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the lived experience of Jordanian pregnant women with CHD during pregnancy.
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