Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, combined type: Better executive function performance with longer-term psychostimulant medication

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 570-576

  Vance, Alasdair L A ^a   Maruff, Paul ^b   Barnett, Rebecca ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADHD; Executive function; Psychostimulant medication

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0242468216     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2003.01238.x     Document Type: Article

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