Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

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The relationship between executive function abilities, adaptive behaviour, and academic achievement in children with externalising behaviour problems.

BACKGROUND: Specific domains of adaptive behaviours and academic achievement may, in part, depend on executive function capacities. Executive function deficits have been found to be associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), not ...
Cheryl Clark, Margot Prior, Glynda Kinsella (J Child Psychol Psychiatry, 200209)
relationship-executive-function-abilities-adaptive-behaviour-academic.asp

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Courtesy stigma in mothers of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: a preliminary investigation.

Mothers of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder face an increased risk for depression, anxiety, and social isolation. In addition to stress due to childrens behavior, mothers of children with ADHD may also feel stigmatized by their ...
J M Norvilitis, M Scime, J S Lee (J Atten Disord, 200209)
courtesy-stigma-mothers-children-attention-deficit-hyperactivity.asp

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Adaptationism--how to carry out an exaptationist program.

Adaptationism is a research strategy that seeks to identify adaptations and the specific selective forces that drove their evolution in past environments. Since the mid-1970s, paleontologist Stephen J. Gould and geneticist Richard Lewontin have been ...
Paul W Andrews, Steven W Gangestad, Dan Matthews (Behav Brain Sci, 200208)
adaptationism-carry-out-exaptationist-program.asp

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Mother-child relationships of children with ADHD: the role of maternal depressive symptoms and depression-related distortions.

We investigated the Depression-->Distortion hypothesis by examining the effects of maternal depressive symptoms on cross-informant discrepancies in reports of child behavior problems and several measures of parent-child relationship. The sample included ...
Terry C Chi, Stephen P Hinshaw (J Abnorm Child Psychol, 200208)
mother-child-relationships-children-adhd-role-maternal-depressive.asp

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Psychosocial problems in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder with oppositional defiant disorder.

The purpose of this study is to clarify psychosocial characteristics of the comorbidity of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) in comparison with ADHD or ODD alone. Thirty-one patients with ADHD ...
Yuzuru Harada, Tohru Yamazaki, Kazuhiko Saitoh (Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 200208)
psychosocial-problems-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder.asp

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Big five dimensions and ADHD symptoms: links between personality traits and clinical symptoms.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adulthood is conceptualized as originating in childhood. Despite considerable theoretical interest, little is known about how ADHD symptoms relate to normal personality traits in adults. In 6 studies, ...
Joel T Nigg, Oliver P John, Lisa G Blaskey, Cynthia L Huang-Pollock, Erik G Willcutt, Stephen P Hinshaw, Bruce Pennington (J Pers Soc Psychol, 200208)
big-five-dimensions-adhd-symptoms-links-personality-traits-clinical.asp

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Effects of methylphenidate on functional magnetic resonance relaxometry of the cerebellar vermis in boys with ADHD.

OBJECTIVE: The authors used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to test the effects of methylphenidate on steady-state blood volume in the midline vermis of the cerebellum in boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This region ...
Carl M Anderson, Ann Polcari, Steven B Lowen, Perry F Renshaw, Martin H Teicher (Am J Psychiatry, 200208)
effects-methylphenidate-functional-magnetic-resonance-relaxometry.asp

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Management of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder--use of an effective paradigm.

The management of ADHD poses a great problem before the psychologists, psychiatrists and different behavioural scientists. The multi-model approach, combining pharmacologic with different non-pharmacologic interventions, is more effective than any form ...
S P Dixit, M N Pandey, G P Dubey (Indian J Med Sci, 200208)
management-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-effective-paradigm.asp

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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study of SLI381 (Adderall XR) in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

OBJECTIVE: SLI381 (Adderall XR) is a 2-component extended-release capsule formulation of Adderall designed to produce a therapeutic effect that lasts throughout the day with 1 morning dose. The primary objective of this study was to assess the efficacy ...
Joseph Biederman, Frank A Lopez, Samuel W Boellner, Mark C Chandler (Pediatrics, 200208)
randomized-double-blind-placebo-controlled-parallel-group-study-sli-.asp

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Cognitive and behavioral outcomes of school-aged children who were born preterm: a meta-analysis.

CONTEXT: The cognitive and behavioral outcomes of school-aged children who were born preterm have been reported extensively. Many of these studies have methodological flaws that preclude an accurate estimate of the long-term outcomes of prematurity. ...
Adnan T Bhutta, Mario A Cleves, Patrick H Casey, Mary M Cradock, K J S Anand (JAMA, 200208)
cognitive-behavioral-outcomes-school-aged-children-who-born-preterm.asp