Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

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Response inhibition, hyperactivity, and conduct problems among preschool children.

Investigated the relation among response inhibition, hyperactivity, and conduct problems in a nonclinical sample of 115 preschool children, using 2 different types of go/no-go tasks well as a Stroop-like task. In line with the assumption that ...
Lisa Berlin, Gunilla Bohlin (J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol, 200206)
response-inhibition-hyperactivity-conduct-problems-preschool-children.asp

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Driving anger and other driving-related behaviors in high and low ADHD symptom college students.

This study examined differences between college students with high and low symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Fifty-nine introductory psychology students completed ADHD diagnostic measures and were compared on measures of ...
Tracy Richards, Jerry Deffenbacher, Lee Rosén (J Atten Disord, 200206)
driving-anger-other-driving-related-behaviors-high-low-adhd-symptom.asp

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Are the performance overestimates given by boys with ADHD self-protective?

Tested the self-protective hypothesis that boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) overestimate their performance to protect a positive self-image. We examined the impact of performance feedback on the social and academic performance ...
Jeneva L Ohan, Charlotte Johnston (J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol, 200206)
performance-overestimates-given-boys-adhd-self-protective.asp

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Interval length and time-use by children with AD/HD: a comparison of four models.

Predictions made by 4 competing models of time use by children with AD/HD were tested using a computerized version of the Matching Familiar Figures Test in 2 studies. In Study 1 teacher-identified AD/HD children (N = 10) and non-AD/HD controls (N = 10) ...
Edmund J S Sonuga-Barke (J Abnorm Child Psychol, 200206)
interval-length-time-children-ad-hd-comparison-four-models.asp

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Inhibitory control in adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

OBJECTIVES: Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have been found to be deficient in inhibitory control. The purpose of this study was to determine if adults with ADHD are also deficient in this domain. METHODS: The performance of ...
Patricia Murphy (J Atten Disord, 200206)
inhibitory-control-adults-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder.asp

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Diagnosing attention disorders with measures of neurocognitive functioning.

The validity of the Differential Ability Scales (DAS; Elliott, 1990) in predicting attention disorders in school-aged children was examined. The participants were 40 children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and 40 normal ...
Laura A Gibney, David E McIntosh, Raymond S Dean, Mardis Dunham (Int J Neurosci, 200205)
diagnosing-attention-disorders-measures-neurocognitive-functioning.asp

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Dopamine and the regulation of cognition and attention.

Dopamine (DA) acts as a key neurotransmitter in the brain. Numerous studies have shown its regulatory role for motor and limbic functions. However, in the early stages of Parkinsons disease (PD), alterations of executive functions also suggest a role for ...
André Nieoullon (Prog Neurobiol, 200205)
dopamine-regulation-cognition-attention.asp

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Evidence for a pure time perception deficit in children with ADHD.

BACKGROUND: Deficits have been found previously in children with ADHD on tasks of time reproduction, time production and motor timing, implicating a deficit in temporal processing abilities, which has been interpreted as either secondary or primary to ...
Anna Smith, Eric Taylor, Jody Warner Rogers, Stuart Newman, Katya Rubia (J Child Psychol Psychiatry, 200205)
evidence-pure-time-perception-deficit-children-adhd.asp

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Head circumference in autism, Asperger syndrome, and ADHD: a comparative study.

This study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that children with autistic spectrum disorders often have macrocephalus, and that those without comorbid learning disability are most frequently affected. Fifty consecutive children with Asperger syndrome ...
Christopher Gillberg, Linda de Souza (Dev Med Child Neurol, 200205)
head-circumference-autism-asperger-syndrome-adhd-comparative-study.asp

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Tics and psychiatric comorbidity in children and adolescents.

This study examined comorbid psychiatric symptoms in a large, community-based sample of children and adolescents. The study sample comprised a total of 3006 school children: 413 preschool (3 to 5 years; 237 males, 176 females; mean age 4 years 2 months, ...
Kenneth D Gadow, Edith E Nolan, Joyce Sprafkin, Joseph Schwartz (Dev Med Child Neurol, 200205)
tics-psychiatric-comorbidity-children-adolescents.asp