Objective measures of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A pilot study

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 531-535

  Berger, Itai ^a   Goldzweig, Gil ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Continuous performance functions test; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE FUNCTION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RELIABILITY; RESPONSE TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDITY;

ALGORITHMS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 78049243066     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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