Executive functions and physical aggression after controlling for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, general memory, and IQ

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1197-1208

  Séguin, Jean R ^b   Boulerice, Bernard ^c   Harden, Philip W ^c   Tremblay, Richard E ^c   Pihl, Robert O ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

ADD ADHD; Aggression; Cognition; Executive function; Hyperactivity; Intelligence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COGNITION; EMOTIONALITY; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0344927563     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021963099004710     Document Type: Article

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