Response-time variability is related to parent ratings of inattention, hyperactivity, and executive function

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 572-582

  Gómez Guerrero, Lorena ^a   Martín, Cristina Domínguez ^b   Mairena, María Angeles ^c   Martino, Adriana ^c   Wang, Jing ^c   Mendelsohn, Alan L ^c   Dreyer, Benard P ^c   Isquith, Peter K ^d   Gioia, Gerard ^e   Petkova, Eva ^c   Castellanos, F Xavier ^c  

^a Hospital Provincial de Pontevedra   (Spain)

^b Hospital Provincial de Zamora   (Spain)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY CHILD STUDY CENTER   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; executive function; intrasubject variability; rating scales

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKINESIS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 80052274857     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054709356379     Document Type: Article

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