Improving executive functioning in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 191-209

  Nash, Kelly ^a,b   Stevens, Sara ^a   Greenbaum, Rachel ^c   Weiner, Judith ^b   Koren, Gideon ^a   Rovet, Joanne ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Surrey Place Centre ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Alert; Executive functioning; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; Self regulation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84919703283     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2014.889110     Document Type: Article

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