Childhood executive function continues to predict outcomes in young adult females with and without childhood-diagnosed ADHD

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 657-668

  Miller, Meghan ^a   Nevado Montenegro, Adriana J ^b   Hinshaw, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Executive function; Females; Functional skills; Girls; Outcomes; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLIGENCE; MEMORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; READING; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MEMORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUNISHMENT; READING; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863983223     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-011-9599-y     Document Type: Article

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