Deficits in interval timing measured by the dual-task paradigm among children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-232

  Hwang, Shoou Lian ^a,b   Gau, Susan Shur Fen ^c,d   Hsu, Wen Yau ^a   Wu, Yu Yu ^e  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HSUAN CHUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Attentional resource; Dual task; Time reproduction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TAIWAN; TIME; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 76049086129     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02163.x     Document Type: Article

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