The determinants, outcomes and parenting interventions for attachment in children diagnosed with ADHD: A scoping review protocol

Review question / Objective: The proposed scoping review aims to identify and map the current evidence base on (1) the range of parent and child determinants of attachment in child ADHD, (2) the mental health and functional outcomes for the child, and (3) the breadth, components and methods of existing psychological parenting intervention approaches that seek to improve or monitor attachment in children with ADHD. In doing so, we also aim to determine the scope of the current body of knowledge on this topic, identify gaps in the literature, and provide recommendations for future research. In addition, as this review forms part of a larger research project, it is anticipated that the results will also help to inform the development and tailoring of future intervention approaches for improving the attachment relationship in childhood ADHD. Primary and sub-questions were developed to guide the specific inclusion criteria for the scoping review (detailed below). These questions were based on the Population, Concept and Context (PCC) mnemonic recommended by the Joanna Briggs Institute (Peters et al., 2015) and are as follows: 1. What are the determinants of attachment quality in children diagnosed with ADHD? a. What are the parent determinants of attachment quality in children diagnosed with ADHD? b. What are the child determinants of attachment quality in children diagnosed with ADHD? 2. What are the child outcomes of attachment quality in children diagnosed with ADHD? a. What are the mental health outcomes of attachment quality in children diagnosed with ADHD? b. What are the functional outcomes of attachment quality in children diagnosed with ADHD? 3. What existing psychological parenting intervention approaches seek to improve attachment quality in children diagnosed with ADHD? a. What are the intervention components and methods?