Background: Lack of attention and support is causing detrimental physical and emotional
impacts among caregivers of children with mental health issues like Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Caregivers of individuals with ADHD bear a heavy
emotional, social, and financial strain. Resilience and parenting approaches are crucial for
improving the functioning of families with children who have ADHD. Aim of the study: To
evaluate the relation between care burden, parenting style and resilience among caregivers
of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.Research design: A descriptive
correlative research design was utilized to achieve the aim of the study. Setting: The study
was performed at children and adolescent outpatient clinic of Minia hospital for psychiatric
health and addiction treatment Sample: A Convenience sample of 100 caregivers with their
children was involved in this research. Tools: tool (I) A structured interview questionnaire
covering the demographic characteristics of the studied parents, and their children, tool (II)
Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI), tool (III)Parenting Styles Questionnaire and tool
(IV)Resilience Scale for Adults. Results: More than three quarter of caregivers had high
burden, two thirds of the caregivers had moderate resilience and authoritative parenting style
was highly used by the majority of the studied parents. Conclusion: It was concluded that
total burden has a significant positive correlation with authoritative as well as permissive
style, while there was a significant negative correlation with resilience as well as
authoritarian style Recommendations: Counseling services of caregivers and their children
with ADHD will be needed.