Effects of a working memory training program in preschoolers with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 17-29

  Capodieci, Agnese ^a   Gola, Maria Laura ^a   Cornoldi, Cesare ^a   Re, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; executive functions; preschoolers; training; working memory

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; ITALY; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; ITALY; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 85015906601     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2017.1307946     Document Type: Article

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