The association between sluggish cognitive tempo and academic functioning in youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 91-103

  Langberg, Joshua M ^a,b   Becker, Stephen P ^c   Dvorsky, Melissa R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic functioning; Academic impairment; Adolescents; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Sluggish Cognitive Tempo

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84895904491     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-013-9722-3     Document Type: Article

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