Impairment of concept formation ability in children with ADHD: Comparisons between lower grades and higher grades

Psychiatry Investigation

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 177-188

  Hong, Hye Jeong ^a   Lee, Jong Bum ^a   Kim, Jin Sung ^a   Seo, Wan Seok ^a   Koo, Bon Hoon ^a   Bai, Dai Seg ^a   Jeong, Jin Young ^a  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Concept formation ability; Developmental variation; Wisconsin card sorting test; Working memory

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

EID: 77957731874     PISSN: 17383684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4306/pi.2010.7.3.177     Document Type: Article

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