Hyperactivity in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Impairing Deficit or Compensatory Behavior?

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1219-1232

  Sarver, Dustin E ^a   Rapport, Mark D ^b   Kofler, Michael J ^c   Raiker, Joseph S ^d   Friedman, Lauren M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity level; ADHD; Attention; Executive function; Hyperactivity; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIS; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; HYPERKINESIS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM;

EID: 84941167058     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-015-0011-1     Document Type: Article

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