A pilot study of working memory and academic achievement in college students with ADHD

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 574-581

  Gropper, Rachel J ^a   Tannock, Rosemary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic; ADHD; College students; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNIVERSITY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPACE PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITIES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 65349188221     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054708320390     Document Type: Article

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