Few Effects of Far Transfer of Working Memory Training in ADHD: A Randomized Controlled Trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Egeland, Jens ^a,b   Aarlien, Anne Kristine ^a   Saunes, Brit Kari ^c  

^a VESTFOLD HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; WORKING MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY TRAINING;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; READING;

EID: 84885070480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075660     Document Type: Article

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