Intellectual deficits in children with ADHD beyond central executive and non-executive functions

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 769-782

  Tillman, Carin M ^a   Bohlin, Gunilla ^a   Sørensen, Lin ^b   Lundervold, Astri J ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

ADHD; Executive functions (EF); Intelligence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 72949109931     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acp075     Document Type: Article

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