Effects of stimulant medication, incentives, and event rate on reaction time variability in children with ADHD

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1060-1072

  Epstein, Jeffery N ^a   Brinkman, William B ^a   Froehlich, Tanya ^a   Langberg, Joshua M ^a   Narad, Megan E ^a   Antonini, Tanya N ^a   Shiels, Keri ^a   Simon, John O ^a   Altaye, Mekibib ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; event rate; incentive; reaction time; stimulants; variability

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952743176     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/npp.2010.243     Document Type: Article

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