Neuropsychological performance of adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Diagnostic classification estimates for measures of frontal lobe/executive functioning

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 222-233

  Lovejoy, David W ^a   Ball, J D ^b   Keats, Matthew ^b   Stutts, Michael L ^b   Spain, Edward H ^b   Janda, Louis ^b   Janusz, Jennifer ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF LIVING   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adult ADHD; Executive functioning; Frontal lobe; Neuropsychological tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0032924628     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617799533055     Document Type: Article

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