Executive dysfunctions among boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Performance-based test and parents report

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 858-865

  Shimoni, Ma'ayan ^a   Engel Yeger, Batya ^a   Tirosh, Emanuel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c Institute of Technology   (Israel)

Author keywords

ADHD; BADS C; BRIEF; Parent questionnaire; Performance based test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT OF DYSEXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS FOR CHILDREN; BEHAVIOR RATING INVENTORY OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PARENT; PERFORMANCE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84855468668     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.12.014     Document Type: Article

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