Does the Conners' Continuous Performance Test aid in ADHD diagnosis?

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 415-424

  Mcgee, R A ^a,b   Clark, S E ^a   Symons, D K ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Valley Regional Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Continuous performance test; Reading disabilities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCHOOL CHILD;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COGNITION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKINESIS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHONETICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; READING; REFRACTORY PERIOD, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033759673     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005127504982     Document Type: Article

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