Component analysis of verbal versus spatial working memory training in adolescents with ADHD: A randomized, controlled trial

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 546-563

  Gibson, Bradley S ^a   Gondoli, Dawn M ^a   Johnson, Ann C ^a   Steeger, Christine M ^a   Dobrzenski, Bradley A ^a   Morrissey, Rebecca A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive working memory training; ADHD; Component analysis; Intervention; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SERIAL LEARNING; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 84855774740     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2010.551186     Document Type: Article

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