Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

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The disturbing effect of irrelevant information on arithmetic problem solving in inattentive children.

Two studies explored the influence of irrelevant information on the problem-solving ability of children rated as inattentive by their teachers, on the basis of symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as defined by the Diagnostic and ...
Gian Marco Marzocchi, Daniela Lucangeli, Tiziana De Meo, Federica Fini, Cesare Comoldi (Dev Neuropsychol, 2002)
disturbing-effect-irrelevant-information-arithmetic-problem-solving.asp

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Psychosocial treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children.

This article provides a brief overview of the major psychosocial treatments that have some efficacy for the management of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. Parent training in effective child behavior management methods, ...
Russell A Barkley (J Clin Psychiatry, 2002)
psychosocial-treatments-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder.asp

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Further delineation of the executive deficit in males with fragile-X syndrome.

This paper presents a detailed analysis of one aspect of performance by young males with fragile-X syndrome (FMR-1 full mutation) who were assessed on a computerised visual search task as part of a larger study examining aspects of attention ...
John Wilding, Kim Cornish, Fehmidah Munir (Neuropsychologia, 2002)
delineation-executive-deficit-males-fragile-x-syndrome.asp

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Detecting and evaluating the impact of multidimensionality using item fit statistics and principal component analysis of residuals.

The purpose of this research is twofold. First is to extend the work of Smith (1992, 1996) and Smith and Miao (1991, 1994) in comparing item fit statistics and principal component analysis as tools for assessing the unidimensionality requirement of Rasch ...
Everett V Smith (J Appl Meas, 2002)
detecting-evaluating-impact-multidimensionality-item-fit-statistics.asp

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Sustained attention deficit in bipolar disorder is not a working memory impairment in disguise.

Euthymic patients with bipolar disorder have been reported to show persistent deficits in sustained attention. However, the sustained attention task which was used also placed demands on working memory. Bipolar disorder patients in the euthymic state ...
Catherine J Harmer, Luke Clark, Louise Grayson, Guy M Goodwin (Neuropsychologia, 2002)
sustained-attention-deficit-bipolar-disorder-not-working-memory.asp

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Behavioral inhibition, self-regulation of motivation, and working memory in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

We examined 3 aspects of Barkleys (1997) recent model of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)--behavioral inhibition, self-regulation of motivation, and working memory utilizing 152 elementary school children ages 7 to 12. Seventy-six children ...
Jack Stevens, Alexandra L Quittner, John B Zuckerman, Scot Moore (Dev Neuropsychol, 2002)
behavioral-inhibition-self-regulation-motivation-working-memory.asp

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Adaptive changes related to medication treatment of ADHD: listening to parents of children in clinical trials of a novel nonstimulant medication.

The DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have proved useful in providing a common language for diagnosing, treating, and researching the disorder. Despite the utility of current ADHD diagnostic criteria, ...
Keith E Saylor, Curtis M Buermeyer, Thomas J Spencer, Russell A Barkley (J Clin Psychiatry, 2002)
adaptive-changes-related-medication-treatment-adhd-listening-parents.asp