Delta plots in the study of individual differences: New tools reveal response inhibition deficits in AD/HD that are eliminated by methylphenidate treatment

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-215

  Ridderinkhof, K Richard ^a,b   Scheres, Anouk ^c   Oosterlaan, Jaap ^d   Sergeant, Joseph A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AD HD; Distribution analysis; Individual differences; Inhibition; Methylphenidate

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; TABLET; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 18644369286     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.114.2.197     Document Type: Article

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