Attention training for school-aged children with ADHD: Results of an open trial

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-94

  Tamm, Leanne ^a   Hughes, Carroll ^a   Ames, Laure ^b   Pickering, Joyce ^b   Silver, Cheryl H ^a   Stavinoha, Peter ^a   Castillo, Christine L ^a   Rintelmann, Jeanne ^a   Moore, Jarrette ^a   Foxwell, Aleksandra ^a   Bolanos, S Gina ^a   Hines, Tabatha ^a   Nakonezny, Paul A ^a   Emslie, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b June Shelton School   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention training; Cognitive remediation; Nonpharmacological intervention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT SELECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT SELECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953997830     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054709347446     Document Type: Article

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