Caffeine effects on resting-state electrodermal levels in AD/HD suggest an anomalous arousal mechanism

Biological Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 606-608

  Barry, Robert J ^a   Clarke, Adam R ^a   McCarthy, Rory ^b   Selikowitz, Mark ^b   MacDonald, Brett ^a   Dupuy, Franca E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Sydney Developmental Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

AD HD; Arousal; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Caffeine; Children; Skin conductance level

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN CONDUCTANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CAFFEINE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; REST;

EID: 84858005985     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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