Neuropsychological deficits in relation to symptoms of adhd: Independent contributions and interactions

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 262-279

  Wåhlstedt, Cecilia ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ADHD symptoms; Delay aversion; Inhibitory control; RT variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AVERSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DELAY AVERSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INHIBITORY CONTROL; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOPATHY; REACTION TIME VARIABILITY; RESPONSE TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; AROUSAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROL; FRUSTRATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS;

AROUSAL; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 67649674988     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040802524198     Document Type: Article

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