Sustained attention and response inhibition in young children at risk for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1219-1229

  Berwid, Olga G ^a   Curko Kera, Elizabeth A ^a   Marks, David J ^c   Santra, Amita ^a   Bender, Heidi A ^a   Halperin, Jeffrey M ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Continuous performance test; Day night stroop; go no go; Inhibitory control; Interference control; Sustained attention

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHER; VALIDITY; ATTENTION; CHILD; FEMALE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTOR; VISION;

AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33644794469     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.00417.x     Document Type: Article

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