Music and video as distractors for boys with ADHD in the classroom: Comparison with controls, individual differences, and medication effects

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1085-1098

  Pelham Jr , William E ^a   Waschbusch, Daniel A ^a   Hoza, Betsy ^b   Gnagy, Elizabeth M ^a   Greiner, Andrew R ^a   Sams, Susan E ^d   Vallano, Gary ^e   Majumdar, Antara ^c,f   Carter, Randy L ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d Allegheny Intermediate Unit   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^f BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Classroom; Distraction; Individual differences; Music distractor; Stimulant medication; Video distractor

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MUSIC; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MUSIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 82755193799     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-011-9529-z     Document Type: Article

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