Neuropsychological functioning in children with DSM-IV combined type Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 771-779

  Tripp, Gail ^a   Ryan, Junita ^b   Peace, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Health Waikato   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Attention; Children; Deficit hyperactivity disorder; Frontal lobe; Intelligence quotient

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL LOBE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WORKING MEMORY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0036911095     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2002.01093.x     Document Type: Article

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