ADHD and Stroop interference from age 9 to age 41 years: A meta-analysis of developmental effects

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1607-1616

  Schwartz, K ^a   Verhaeghen, P ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Maturation rates; Response inhibition; Stroop color word test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ONSET AGE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RESPONSE TIME; STROOP COLOR WORD TEST; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; READING; REFERENCE VALUES; REVERSAL LEARNING; SEMANTICS;

EID: 53649095448     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329170700267X     Document Type: Article

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