Can computerized cognitive tests assist in the clinical diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder?

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 111-114

  Bloch, Yuval ^a,c   Fixman, Mor ^a   Maoz, Hagai ^a   Bloch, Aviva Mimouni ^b,c   Levkovitz, Yechiel ^a,c   Ratzoni, Gideon ^a,c   Aviram, Shai ^a   Gal, Gilad ^a,d  

^a SHALVATA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTERIZED COGNITIVE TEST; DEVELOPMENT AND WELL BEING ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPATIAL WORKING MEMORY; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84858735081     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: 15457222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11010014     Document Type: Article

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