Published in Journal of attention disorders
The aim of this study was to observe whether the independent presence of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT) directly impacts on the Executive Function (EF), and to determine whether there are deficits in EF that are unique to ADHD predominantly inattentive (ADHD-I) or SCT. Seventy-six participants aged 6 to 17 years and their parents were assessed usin...
Published in Journal of attention disorders
The BRIEF-P may be useful in the identification of preschool children, specifically those with ADHD, who might have a dysfunction in executive functioning.
Published in Journal of attention disorders
The aim of this study is to test the discriminative capacity of executive function (EF) tasks to better define the cognitive functioning of children with ADHD and comorbidities. One hundred four children were presented with a battery of new EF tasks and a rating scale filled out by parents. Preliminary analysis of the neuropsychological tasks revea...
Published in Journal of attention disorders
Adults aged 50+ with ADHD diagnosed in late adulthood reported significantly reduced quality of life when compared with population norms. The negative impact of ADHD persists into late adulthood.
Published in Journal of attention disorders
ADHD in old age is related to being divorced/never married and loneliness but not to work participation. Psycho geriatric practices should direct their attention to loneliness when treating ADHD.
Published in Journal of attention disorders
The majority of adults aged 50+ with ADHD reported regular pharmacotherapy for ADHD. Participants currently receiving psychopharmacological treatment for ADHD reported better attention than those not receiving pharmacotherapy. Employment was associated with more favorable outcomes.
Published in Journal of attention disorders
An experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that feedback about an ADHD diagnosis influences how a nonclinical sample scores on the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) screener. A total of 54 participants who scored below clinical significance on the ASRS in a pretest, that is, marked fewer than 4 of 6 items found to be most predictive of sy...
Published in Journal of attention disorders
Attachment and autonomy problems do exist in adults with ADHD and contribute negatively to their psychological functioning.
Published in Journal of attention disorders
The results support the existence of DM deficits in adults with ADHD, which are of similar magnitude as attention deficits. These findings warrant further examination of DM in adults with ADHD to improve the understanding of underlying neurocognitive mechanisms.
Published in Journal of attention disorders
Our demonstration that cognitive effects of ADHD symptoms are present in the middle-age population provides the impetus to investigate whether these effects contribute to cognitive decline in late age and whether identification and treatment of ADHD symptoms in middle age might be effective in reducing late-age cognitive decline.
