Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

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Neuropsychological functioning in children with DSM-IV combined type Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the global cognitive functioning and frontal lobe functioning of children with and without DSM-IV combined type Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). METHOD: Participants were 6 to 10 year old, clinic-referred children ...
Gail Tripp, Junita Ryan, Kathryn Peace (Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 200212)
neuropsychological-functioning-children-dsm-iv-combined-type.asp

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Timing and force control in boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: subtype differences and the effect of comorbid developmental coordination disorder.

This study examined the motor and performance outcomes of boys with subtypes of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (DSM-IV, [American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 4th ed., Washington, DC, ...
Thelma M Pitcher, Jan P Piek, Nicholas C Barrett (Hum Mov Sci, 200212)
timing-force-control-boys-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder.asp

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The social behaviors and peer expectation of girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and comparison girls.

Investigated self-described social goals, self-generated actions, and perceived peer responses to hypothetical vignettes, as well as observed social behavior and peer sociometric status, in an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse sample of girls with ...
Jill R Thurber, Tracy L Heller, Stephen P Hinshaw (J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol, 200212)
social-behaviors-peer-expectation-girls-attention-deficit.asp

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Parental reports of executive dysfunction in adolescents with bipolar disorder.

Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness that affects children and adolescents at a rate similar to that seen in adults. Extremely little is known, however, about cognitive functioning in childhood and adolescent BPD. The present study ...
Paula K Shear, Melissa P DelBello, H Lee Rosenberg, Stephen M Strakowski (Neuropsychol Dev Cogn Sect C Child Neuropsychol, 200212)
parental-reports-executive-dysfunction-adolescents-bipolar-disorder.asp

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Sex differences in young children who meet criteria for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Examined sex differences in a mostly clinic-referred sample of 127 children (22 girls, 105 boys) who met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; [DSM-IV], American Psychiatric Association, 1994) criteria for attention deficit ...
Cynthia M Hartung, Erik G Willcutt, Benjamin B Lahey, William E Pelham, Jan Loney, Mark A Stein, Kate Keenan (J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol, 200212)
sex-differences-young-children-who-meet-criteria-attention-deficit.asp

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Orbitofrontal cortex dysfunction in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder revealed by reversal and extinction tasks.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been considered a mental illness in which the frontal lobe is dysfunctional. The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) controls emotional and motivational behaviors which are impaired in ADHD. Patients with OFC ...
Shouichi Itami, Hiroyuki Uno (Neuroreport, 200212)
orbitofrontal-cortex-dysfunction-attention-deficit-hyperactivity.asp

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Continuum of impulsiveness caused by auditory masking.

OBJECTIVE: Impulsivity is a hallmark of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Various auditory masking procedures can quantify the impulsivity caused by distracting background sounds. This study compares the impulsiveness and distraction ...
L C Gray, J I Breier, B R Foorman, J M Fletcher (Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 200212)
continuum-impulsiveness-caused-auditory-masking.asp

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Reactive aggression in boys with disruptive behavior disorders: behavior, physiology, and affect.

This study examined responses to peer provocation in boys ages 9-13 years who met symptomatic criteria for ADHD-only, ODD/CD-only, comorbid ADHD/ODD/CD, or no diagnosis. Boys participated in a reaction-time game that included standardized verbal and ...
Daniel A Waschbusch, William E Pelham, J Richard Jennings, Andrew R Greiner, Ralph E Tarter, Howard B Moss (J Abnorm Child Psychol, 200212)
reactive-aggression-boys-disruptive-behavior-disorders-behavior.asp

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An evaluation model for psychoeducational interventions using interactive multimedia.

A review of published evaluations of psychoeducational interventions using interactive digital multimedia shows that evaluations typically address only some of the areas that collectively would constitute a comprehensive evaluation. There appears to be a ...
Ivan L Beale (Cyberpsychol Behav, 200212)
evaluation-model-psychoeducational-interventions-interactive.asp

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The effects of stimulant therapy, EEG biofeedback, and parenting style on the primary symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

One hundred children, ages 6-19, who were diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), either inattentive or combined types, participated in a study examining the effects of Ritalin, EEG biofeedback, and parenting style on the primary ...
Vincent J Monastra, Donna M Monastra, Susan George (Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback, 200212)
effects-stimulant-therapy-eeg-biofeedback-parenting-style-primary.asp