Executive dysfunction in school-age children with ADHD

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 646-655

  Lambek, Rikke ^a   Tannock, Rosemary ^b   Dalsgaard, Soeren ^c   Trillingsgaard, Anegen ^a,d   Damm, Dorte ^d   Thomsen, Per Hove ^a,d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ADHD; executive function deficit; neuropsychology; school age children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

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

EID: 82455184688     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054710370935     Document Type: Article

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