Associations of symptoms and subtypes of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder with visuospatial planning ability in youth

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2986-2995

  Chiang, Huey Ling ^a,b   Huang, Lin Wan ^a   Gau, Susan Shur Fen ^a,c   Shang, Chi Yung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ADHD; Hyperactivity; Impulsivity; Inattention; Visuospatial planning

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUOSPATIAL PLANNING DEFICIT;

ADHD; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVITY; INATTENTION; VISUOSPATIAL PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 84879820926     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.06.020     Document Type: Article

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