A verbal planning impairment in adult adhd indexed by script generation tasks

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-231

  Desjardins, Catherine ^a   Scherzer, Peter ^a   Braun, Claude M J ^a   Godbout, Lucie ^b   Poissant, Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

adult ADHD; comorbidity; executive function; planning; script generation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 78049324923     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054709347167     Document Type: Article

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