Inhibitory functioning across ADHD subtypes: Recent findings, clinical implications, and future directions

Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 268-275

  Adams, Zachary W ^a   Derefinko, Karen J ^a   Milich, Richard ^a   Fillmore, Mark T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Contextual factors; Inhibition; Subtypes

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 58149145738     PISSN: 19405510     EISSN: 10982779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ddrr.37     Document Type: Review

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