Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Findings in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children reported from Vrije University Amsterdam
Published in Mental Health Weekly Digest, December 24th, 2007
Data detailed in 'Are motor inhibition and cognitive flexibility dead ends in ADHD' have been presented. According to a study from Amsterdam, Netherlands, "Executive dysfunction has been postulated as the core deficit in ADHD, although many deficits in lower order cognitive processes have also been identified. By obtaining an appropriate baseline of lower order cognitive functioning light may be shed on as to whether executive deficits result from problems in lower order and/or higher order cognitive processes."
"We examined motor inhibition and cognitive flexibility in relation to a baseline measure in 816 children from ADHD and control families. Multiple children in a...
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