Distractibility in hyperactive and conduct-disordered children

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 305-312

  Leung, Patrick W L ^a   Connolly, Kevin J ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive functioning; Conduct disorder; Distractibility; Hyperactivity; Selective attention deficit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERACTIVITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELECTIVE ATTENTION;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0029876878     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1996.tb01407.x     Document Type: Article

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