Movement Scaling in Children With ADHD-Combined Type
Conclusion: It was concluded that children with ADHD have difficulties scaling handwriting movement in the larger 40-mm condition that may reflect poor planning and modulation of movement, despite having faster and more fluent movements. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - January 14, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Langmaid, R. A., Papadopoulos, N., Johnson, B. P., Phillips, J., Rinehart, N. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Effect of External Irrelevant Distracters on a Visual Search Test in School-Age Children: Computerized Assessment
Conclusion: School-age children cope with an irrelevant external distracter by reducing speed, not accuracy. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - January 14, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Quiroga, M. A., Santacreu, J., Lopez-Cavada, C., Capote, E., Morillo, D. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Neurocognitive and Behavioral Predictors of Math Performance in Children With and Without ADHD
Conclusion: Neurocognition, rather than behavior, may account for the deficits in math achievement exhibited by many children with ADHD. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - January 14, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Antonini, T. N., Kingery, K. M., Narad, M. E., Langberg, J. M., Tamm, L., Epstein, J. N. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Empirically Determined, Psychopathological Subtypes in Children With ADHD
Conclusion: Children with ADHD can be divided into four subgroups according to their CBCL-based psychopathology, and these subgroups differ in their risk factor profiles. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - January 14, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Zenglein, Y., Schwenck, C., Westerwald, E., Schmidt, C., Beuth, S., Meyer, J., Palmason, H., Seitz, C., Hänig, S., Freitag, C. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Do 5-Year-Old Children Perform Dual-Task Coordination Better Than AD Patients?
Conclusion: These findings may suggest the presence of a working memory system’s mechanism that enables the division of attention, which is strengthened by the maturation of prefrontal cortex, and impaired in AD. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - January 14, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sebastian, M. V., Hernandez-Gil, L. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
The Impact of Idle Time in the Classroom: Differential Effects on Children With ADHD
Conclusion: Findings highlight the differential susceptibility of ADHD children to classroom idle time. Classroom interventions might consider targeting specifically these periods to reduce disruptive behavior in these children. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - December 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Imeraj, L., Antrop, I., Roeyers, H., Deboutte, D., Deschepper, E., Bal, S., Sonuga-Barke, E. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Environmental Stimulation Does Not Reduce Impulsive Choice in ADHD: A "Pink Noise" Study
Conclusion: The findings add to the existing evidence on impulsive choice in ADHD, but no evidence is found for the SRD model’s explanation of this behavioral style. Alternative explanations for impulsive choice in ADHD are discussed. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - December 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Metin, B., Roeyers, H., Wiersema, J. R., van der Meere, J. J., Gasthuys, R., Sonuga-Barke, E. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Positive and Negative Affect in Clinic-Referred Youth With ADHD
Conclusion: Among clinic-referred youth, ADHD is associated with higher levels of PA and when there are no comorbid disorders, lower levels of NA. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - December 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Okado, I., Mueller, C. W., Nakamura, B. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Dispositional Trait Types of ADHD in Young Children
Conclusion: A subgroup of young children with ADHD with high surgency may be at particular risk for comorbid psychopathology and longitudinal worsening of symptoms. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - December 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Martel, M. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Mimics Attention Deficit Disorder
We report on a 17-year-old, slender, non-snoring male who presented to his pediatrician with a prolonged history of four complaints: inattention, fidgeting, frequent sinusitis, and somnolence. He was diagnosed with ADHD, while the somnolence, which often abated somewhat upon use of antibiotics for sinusitis, was attributed to the sinus infections. A later sleep study revealed OSA, and thorough additional testing proved that the original ADHD diagnosis was in error. All four conditions were allayed with proper use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - December 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Blesch, L., Breese McCoy, S. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Relationship Between Sleep Problems and Quality of Life in Children With ADHD
Conclusion: The results of this study, which controls for a number of possible confounders found in previous examinations of ADHD and sleep, support the results of a number of other studies that have found an increased overall prevalence of parent-reported sleep disturbances in children with ADHD compared with healthy control participants. As the ADHD group have more night wakings than the control group through the night, it is thought that night wakings that cause a partitioned sleep may be important signs seen in ADHD. That could be suggested by two hypotheses. First one is that, daytime sleepiness is more common in ADHD...
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - December 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Yürümez, E., Kılıc, B. G. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Behavioral and Academic Progress of Children Displaying Substantive ADHD Behaviors in Special Education: A 1-Year Follow-up
Conclusion: Children displaying substantive ADHD behaviors in both groups develop equally well in the areas of behavioral and academic functioning where significant progress was found. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - December 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Stoutjesdijk, R., Scholte, E. M., Swaab, H. Tags: Current Perspectives Source Type: research
Persistence of Parent-Reported ADHD Symptoms From Childhood Through Adolescence in a Community Sample
Conclusion: This study further characterizes and provides insights into ADHD symptom trajectory through adolescence. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - December 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Holbrook, J. R., Cuffe, S. P., Cai, B., Visser, S. N., Forthofer, M. S., Bottai, M., Ortaglia, A., McKeown, R. E. Tags: Current Perspectives Source Type: research
The Association Between Hospital-Treated Injuries and ADHD Symptoms in Childhood and Adolescence: A Follow-Up Study in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986
Conclusion: The present study shows an association between hospital-treated injuries and symptoms of ADHD in a large epidemiological sample of 0- to 15-year-old children. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - December 17, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hurtig, T., Ebeling, H., Jokelainen, J., Koivumaa-Honkanen, H., Taanila, A. Tags: Current Perspectives Source Type: research
Reaction Time and Attention: Toward a New Standard in the Assessment of ADHD? A Pilot Study
Conclusion: SNB represents a helpful tool for detection of attention deficits, and RT indices represent the most significant variable in differentiation of both groups studied. (Source: Journal of Attention Disorders)
Source: Journal of Attention Disorders - November 3, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: De la Torre, G. G., Barroso, J. M., Leon-Carrion, J., Mestre, J. M., Bozal, R. G. Tags: Research Brief Source Type: research
