Linkages between childhood executive functioning and adolescent social functioning and psychopathology in girls with ADHD

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 368-390

  Rinsky, Jenna R ^a   Hinshaw, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Executive functioning; Girls; Longitudinal; Psychopathology; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 79960457956     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2010.544649     Document Type: Article

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