Video Game Performances Are Preserved in ADHD Children Compared With Controls
Conclusion: When playing video games, ADHD children present no difference in inhibitory performances compared with control children. This demonstrates that cognitive difficulties in ADHD are task dependent. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - June 26, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Bioulac, S., Lallemand, S., Fabrigoule, C., Thoumy, A.-L., Philip, P., Bouvard, M. P. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Child Impairment and Parenting Self-Efficacy in Relation to Mothers' Views of ADHD Treatments
Conclusion: Child impairment and parenting self-efficacy are related to perceptions of the acceptability and/or effectiveness of ADHD treatments. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - June 26, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jiang, Y., Gurm, M., Johnston, C. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Parent-of-Origin Effects in ADHD: Distinct Influences of Paternal and Maternal ADHD on Neuropsychological Functioning in Offspring
Conclusion: Neuropsychological functions may be more sensitive to parent-of-origin effects than ADHD symptoms and possibly useful in detecting the transmission of different gene-brain network pathways depending on parental sex. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - June 26, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thissen, A. J. A. M., Rommelse, N. N. J., Altink, M. E., Oosterlaan, J., Buitelaar, J. K. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Volumetric MRI Differences in Treatment Naive and Chronically Treated Adolescents With ADHD-Combined Type
Conclusion: These findings suggest that aberrant prefrontal and caudate volumes in ADHD-C may compromise functioning of the frontostriatal circuitry. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - June 26, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Semrud-Clikeman, M., Pliszka, S. R., Bledsoe, J., Lancaster, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Handwriting in Children With ADHD
Conclusion: In a sample of children with ADHD-CT who do not have DCD or autism, subtle handwriting differences were evident. It was concluded that handwriting might be impaired in children with ADHD in a manner dependent on symptom severity. This may reflect reports of underlying motor impairment in ADHD. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - June 26, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Langmaid, R. A., Papadopoulos, N., Johnson, B. P., Phillips, J. G., Rinehart, N. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Symptom Dimensions of Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Adolescent Drivers
Conclusion: Findings suggest that symptoms of inattention play a primary role in driving-related problems among adolescents. Implications for future research and practice are discussed. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - June 26, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Garner, A. A., Gentry, A., Welburn, S. C., Fine, P. R., Franklin, C. A., Stavrinos, D. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Outcomes in Adolescent ADHD
Conclusion: A downward extension of an empirically validated adult ADHD CBT protocol can benefit some adolescents with ADHD. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - June 26, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Antshel, K. M., Faraone, S. V., Gordon, M. Tags: Current Perspectives Source Type: research
Developmental Delays in Children With ADHD
Conclusion: The results indicate a need for comprehensive screening for developmental disorders in children with ADHD and imply that research needs to focus on how ADHD and developmental disorders may share an etiology. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - June 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dyck, M. J., Piek, J. P. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
The Influence of Parent Behaviors on Positive Illusory Bias in Children With ADHD
Conclusion: Results support the self-protective hypothesis of PIB, and implications for interventions are discussed. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - June 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Emeh, C. C., Mikami, A. Y. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Association Between ADHD Symptoms and Anxiety Symptoms in Taiwanese Adolescents
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest a significant association between significant ADHD symptoms and the severity of anxiety symptoms in adolescents. Clinicians must evaluate anxiety symptoms among adolescents with ADHD and arrange comprehensive treatment programs. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - June 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Liu, T.-L., Yang, P., Ko, C.-H., Yen, J.-Y., Yen, C.-F. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Increased Response-Time Variability Across Different Cognitive Tasks in Children With ADHD
Conclusion: We observed significantly increased fluctuations of RT in children with ADHD across two different tasks and methods supporting the hypothesis that slow frequency RT fluctuations reflect neurophysiological processes underlying ADHD. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - June 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Adamo, N., Di Martino, A., Esu, L., Petkova, E., Johnson, K., Kelly, S., Castellanos, F. X., Zuddas, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
ADHD and Nicotine Use in Schizophrenia or Asperger Syndrome: A Controlled Study
Conclusion: The prevalence of comorbid ADHD was high in schizophrenia and Asperger syndrome. The WRAADDS self-rating scale for ADHD can be one useful tool for assessing comorbid ADHD in these patient groups. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - June 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hallerback, M. U., Lugnegard, T., Gillberg, C. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Dysfunctional Cognitions and their Emotional, Behavioral, and Functional Correlates in Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Is the Cognitive-Behavioral Model Valid?
Conclusion: Cognitive-behavioral therapy model appears to be a valid complementary model for understanding emotional and life impairment in adults with ADHD. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - June 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Torrente, F., Lopez, P., Alvarez Prado, D., Kichic, R., Cetkovich-Bakmas, M., Lischinsky, A., Manes, F. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
The Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children: A Further Validation With Australian Adolescents With and Without ADHD
Conclusion: The MASC is useful for assessing anxiety in adolescents with and without ADHD, but items reflecting the Harm Avoidance and Separation Anxiety scales may need revising. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - June 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Houghton, S., Hunter, S. C., Trewin, T., Glasgow, K., Carroll, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
In Search of "Anything That Would Help": Parent Perspectives on Emerging Neurotechnologies
Conclusion: The findings highlight high receptivity to emerging neurotechnologies for ADHD, key areas for which parents anticipate support from these technologies, and ethics challenges to clinical translation in light of parents’ salient hope and minimal consideration of risk in their pursuit of "anything that would help." (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - June 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Borgelt, E. L., Buchman, D. Z., Weiss, M., Illes, J. Tags: Current Perspectives Source Type: research
