Do executive function deficits differentiate between children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and ADHD comorbid with oppositional defiant disorder? A cross-cultural study using performance-based tests and the behavior rating inventory of executive function

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 793-810

  Qian, Ying ^a   Shuai, Lan ^a   Cao, Qingjiu ^a   Chan, Raymond C K ^b,c   Wang, Yufeng ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY SIXTH HOSPITAL   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Executive function; Inventory; Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHINA; COMORBIDITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHINA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 77954051786     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854041003749342     Document Type: Article

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