Adolescent Outcome of Child ADHD in Primary Care Setting: Stability of Diagnosis
Conclusion: The reliability of diagnosis was high. The rates of all subtypes of ADHD decreased. More measures need to be taken in terms of differential diagnosis of ADHD and Asperger’s Syndrome. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - October 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Srebnicki, T., Kolakowski, A., Wolanczyk, T. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Brain Cortical Thickness in ADHD: Age, Sex, and Clinical Correlations
Conclusion: These data support the hypothesis that anatomical abnormalities in ADHD represent abnormal development rather than developmental delay. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - October 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Almeida Montes, L. G., Prado Alcantara, H., Martinez Garcia, R. B., De La Torre, L. B., Avila Acosta, D., Duarte, M. G. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Atomoxetine for Treating ADHD Symptoms in Autism: A Systematic Review
Conclusion: There are not enough controlled clinical trials for showing the efficacy of atomoxetine for treatment of ADHD symptoms in autism. Although evidence suggests potential efficacy of atomoxetine, the current evidences are not conclusive. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - October 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ghanizadeh, A. Tags: Literature Review Source Type: research
Book Review: Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon
(Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - September 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Levine, R. Tags: Book Review Source Type: research
Change Blindness in Children With ADHD: A Selective Impairment in Visual Search?
Conclusion: In contrast to more standard visual search tasks, flicker tasks seem to be more sensitive to highlight focused attention deficits in children diagnosed with ADHD. Concretely, ADHD attentional deficits were more apparent when the task involved serial top-down strategies. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - September 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Maccari, L., Casagrande, M., Martella, D., Anolfo, M., Rosa, C., Fuentes, L. J., Pasini, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
ADHD Preschoolers With and Without ODD: Do They Act Differently Depending On Degree of Task Engagement/Reward?
Conclusion: Preschoolers who are oppositional/defiant and hyperactive are the most responsive to feedback/reward. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - September 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gopin, C. B., Berwid, O., Marks, D. J., Mlodnicka, A., Halperin, J. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
A Controlled Trial of a Cognitive Skills Program for Personality-Disordered Offenders
Conclusion: R&R2 ADHD was effective in a small sample of severely personality-disordered offenders. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - September 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Young, S., Hopkin, G., Perkins, D., Farr, C., Doidge, A., Gudjonsson, G. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Communicative Perspective-Taking Performance of Adults With ADHD Symptoms
Conclusion: Individuals with high levels of ADHD symptoms, especially inattention, are less efficient in their ability to use another’s perspective during conversation. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - September 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nilsen, E. S., Mewhort Buist, T. A., Gillis, R., Fugelsang, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Adults With ADHD-Without Insomnia History Have Subclinical Sleep Disturbance but Not Circadian Delay: An ADHD Phenotype?
Conclusion: We isolated a potential phenotype of ADHD-without circadian delay in adults who demonstrated insomnia/sleep quality disturbance by sleep instrument, but lacked sleep-timing delay. Nevertheless, sleep delays were associated temporally with late-dosed stimulants in this group. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - September 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Fargason, R. E., Hollar, A. F., White, S., Gamble, K. L. Tags: Special Section on Sleep and ADHD Source Type: research
A Retrospective Survey of Childhood ADHD Symptomatology Among Adult Narcoleptics
Conclusion: It appears that self-reported childhood ADHD symptomatology history among adult narcoleptics is common. Future research is warranted with adult narcoleptics to elucidate the true nature of this. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - September 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Modestino, E. J., Winchester, J. Tags: Special Section on Sleep and ADHD Source Type: research
Case Reports of Sleep Phenotypes of ADHD: From Hypothesis to Clinical Practice
Conclusion: A diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm should be designed to find the best first-line treatment for ADHD and sleep problems/epilepsy. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - September 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Miano, S., Donfrancesco, R., Parisi, P., Rabasco, J., Mazzotta, A. R., Tabarrini, A., Vitelli, O., Villa, M. P. Tags: Special Section on Sleep and ADHD Source Type: research
Future Research Directions in Sleep and ADHD: Report of a Consensus Working Group
Conclusion: An enhanced understanding of the complex mechanisms regulating sleep promotion, wakefulness, and attention may contribute to new insights regarding the core impairments in ADHD and lead to the development of new therapies. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - September 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Owens, J., Gruber, R., Brown, T., Corkum, P., Cortese, S., O'Brien, L., Stein, M., Weiss, M. Tags: Special Section on Sleep and ADHD Source Type: research
Introduction to the Special Section on Sleep and ADHD
(Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - September 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Miano, S. Tags: Special Section on Sleep and ADHD Source Type: research
A Novel Group Therapy for Children With ADHD and Severe Mood Dysregulation
Conclusion: Results suggest the feasibility and potential efficacy of the therapy program for children with ADHD and SMD and warrant a larger controlled trial. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - July 19, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Waxmonsky, J. G., Wymbs, F. A., Pariseau, M. E., Belin, P. J., Waschbusch, D. A., Babocsai, L., Fabiano, G. A., Akinnusi, O. O., Haak, J. L., Pelham, W. E. Tags: From Research to Practice Source Type: research
