Neuropsychological profiles of adolescent with ADHD: Effects of reading difficulties and gender

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 988-1003

  Rucklidge, Julia J ^a   Tannock, Rosemary ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADHD; Adolescents; Gender; Neuropsychological profiles; RD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; INTELLIGENCE TEST; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; REACTION TIME; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERBAL MEMORY; WORD RECOGNITION; WORKING MEMORY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; INTELLIGENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COGNITION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; READING; SEX FACTORS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0041698514     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00227     Document Type: Article

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