Response inhibition in AD/HD, CD, comorbid AD/HD + CD, anxious, and control children: A meta-analysis of studies with the stop task

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 411-425

  Oosterlaan, Jaap ^a   Logan, Gordon D ^b   Sergeant, Joseph A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Conduct disorder; Information processing; Meta analysis; Response inhibition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTION; RESPONSE TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0031934584     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021963097002072     Document Type: Article

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