The OutSMARTers Program for Children With ADHD: A Pilot Study on the Effects of Social Skills, Self-Regulation, and Executive Function Training

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 353-364

  Hannesdottir, Dagmar Kristin ^a   Ingvarsdottir, Ester ^a   Bjornsson, Andri ^b  

^a Centre for Child Development and Behaviour for the Primary Health Care of the Capital Area (Throska og hegdunarstod Heilsugaeslu hofudborgarsvaedisins)   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

ADHD; children; emotional regulation; executive function; social skills

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHECKLIST; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EMOTION; EVALUATION STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFTERCARE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHECKLIST; CHILD; EMOTIONS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF-CONTROL; SOCIAL SKILLS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85011654078     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054713520617     Document Type: Article

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