Which Executive Functioning Deficits Are Associated with AD/HD, ODD/CD and Comorbid AD/HD+ODD/CD? (Attention Deficit/hyperactivity Disorder)(Oppositional Defiant Disorder)
In: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, Jg. 33 (2005-02-01), Heft 1, S. 69-85
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This study investigated (1) whether attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) is associated with executive functioning (EF) deficits while controlling for oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder (ODD/CD), (2) whether ODD/CD is associated with EF deficits while controlling for AD/HD, and (3) whether a combination of AD/HD and ODD/CD is associated with EF deficits (and the possibility that there is no association between EF deficits and AD/HD or ODD/CD in isolation). Subjects were 99 children ages 6-12 years. Three putative domains of EF were investigated using well-validated tests: verbal fluency, working memory, and planning. Independent of ODD/CD, AD/HD was associated with deficits in planning and working memory, but not in verbal fluency. Only teacher rated AD/HD, but not parent rated AD/HD, significantly contributed to the prediction of EF task performance. No EF deficits were associated with ODD/CD. The presence of comorbid AD/HD accounts for the EF deficits in children with comorbid AD/HD+ODD/CD. These results suggest that EF deficits are unique to AD/HD and support the model proposed by R. A. Barkley (1997).KEY WORDS: attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder; oppositional defiant disorder; conduct disorder; executive functioning; verbal fluency; working memory; planning.
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Which Executive Functioning Deficits Are Associated with AD/HD, ODD/CD and Comorbid AD/HD+ODD/CD? (Attention Deficit/hyperactivity Disorder)(Oppositional Defiant Disorder)
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Oosterlaan, Jaap ; Scheres, Anouk ; Sergeant, Joseph A. |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, Jg. 33 (2005-02-01), Heft 1, S. 69-85 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2005 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0091-0627 (print) |
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