Cognitive Deficits in Adults With ADHD Go Beyond Comorbidity Effects

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 483-488

  Silva, Katiane L ^a   Guimarães da Silva, Paula O ^a   Grevet, Eugenio H ^a   Victor, Marcelo M ^a   Salgado, Carlos A I ^a   Vitola, Eduardo S ^a   Mota, Nina R ^a   Fischer, Aline G ^a   Contini, Verônica ^a   Picon, Felipe A ^a   Karam, Rafael G ^a   Belmonte de Abreu, Paulo ^a   Rohde, Luis A ^a   Bau, Claiton H D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ADHD; adults; attention; cognition; comorbidity; inhibitory control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTS; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INHIBITORY CONTROL; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STROOP TEST; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADHD; ADULTS; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; INHIBITORY CONTROL;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STROOP TEST; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; WECHSLER SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880634566     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054711434155     Document Type: Article

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