Stimulant treatment reduces lapses in attention among children with ADHD: The effects of methylphenidate on intra-individual response time distributions

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 805-816

  Spencer, Sarah V ^a   Hawk Jr , Larry W ^a   Richards, Jerry B ^b   Shiels, Keri ^a   Pelham Jr , William E ^a,c   Waxmonsky, James G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Intra individual variability; Methylphenidate; Reaction time; Stimulants

Indexed keywords

LONG ACTING DRUG; METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTOREGULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RELEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MENTAL TASK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSE TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NEW YORK; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 68249156693     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-009-9316-2     Document Type: Article

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