Sluggish cognitive tempo predicts a different pattern of impairment in the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, predominantly inattentive type.

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Compared 2 groups of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, predominantly inattentive type (ADHD/IA)--those with high scores on a composite measure of sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) and those without--using a large, school-based sample of children for which previous comparisons between ADHD subtypes have been reported. Although the 2 groups did not differ on level of attention or learning problems, high-SCT ADHD/IA children were rated by teachers as showing less externalizing behavior and higher levels of unhappiness, anxiety/depression, withdrawn behavior, and social dysfunction. Thus, SCT identifies a more homogeneous subgroup of ADHD/IA children who are, relative to the entire Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed. [DSM-IV]; American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1994) diagnosed ADHD/IA group, more similar to those classified in previous research as "attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity." These results support a reconsideration of SCT symptoms as a component of diagnostic criteria for a category of nonhyperactive attention deficit disorder.

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Author information

Author/s: Carlson, Caryn L (CL); Mann, Miranda (M);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Mezes 330, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA. carlson(-atsign-)psy.utexas.edu

Grants: MH49827 (Agency:United States NIMH)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 (J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Mar; vol 31 (issue 1) : pp 123-9

Dates: Created 2002/02/15; Completed 2002/06/25; Revised 2007/11/14;

PMID: 11845644, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Anxiety - diagnosis; psychology
Attention
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - classification; diagnosis; psychology; therapy
Child
Depression - diagnosis; psychology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans

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