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Direct linkWellington, Tasha McMahon; Semrud-Clikeman, Margaret; Gregory, Amanda Louise; Murphy, Jennifer Mary; Lancaster, Jack Lynn – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2006
Objective: Volumetric differences in the putamen of boys with ADHD combined subtype with psychopathic traits and controls are investigated. Method: The putamen in 24 archival magnetic resonance imaging scans of 12 boys in residential treatment with symptoms of ADHD and psychopathic traits and 12 community control boys are analyzed using Display…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Brain, Attention Deficit Disorders, Males
Adler, L. A.; Kunz, M.; Chua, H. C.; Rotrosen, J.; Resnick, S. G. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2004
Objective: There is limited evidence suggesting a link between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This study examined the association between PTSD and ADHD using retrospective and current clinical evaluations. Method: Twenty-five male veterans with PTSD and 22 male veterans with panic …
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Hyperactivity, Patients, Attention Deficit Disorders
Jensen, S. A.; Rosen, L. A. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2004
Objective: This study examined Barkley's (1997b) theory regarding the emotional regulation of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Method: Mothers of children with and without ADHD between the ages of 6 and 15 were asked to rate their child's emotional response on each of three measures. Results: Children with ADHD were…
Descriptors: Mothers, Emotional Response, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
Knouse, Laura E.; Bagwell, Catherine L.; Barkley, Russell A.; Murphy, Kevin R. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2005
Research on children with ADHD indicates an association with inaccuracy of self-appraisal. This study examines the accuracy of self-evaluations in clinic-referred adults diagnosed with ADHD. Self-assessments and performance measures of driving in naturalistic settings and on a virtual-reality driving simulator are used to assess accuracy of…
Descriptors: Simulation, Attention Deficit Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Hyperactivity
Handler, Marcie W.; DuPaul, George J. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2005
Child psychologists are frequently involved in the assessment of ADHD symptoms among school-aged youth. There is limited information regarding the extent to which psychologists adhere to recommended assessment practices and whether differences exist in assessment strategies among psychologists from different specialty areas (clinical, counseling,…
Descriptors: Psychologists, Attention Deficit Disorders, Evaluation Methods, Clinical Diagnosis
Erickson, Marcia J.; Stage, Scott A.; Nelson, J. Ron – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2006
A descriptive study of 22 students (K-10th grade) with emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD) who were referred for functional behavioral assessment (FBA) revealed less on-task and more avoidant and inappropriate behaviors in comparison to classroom peers without EBD. Students who had been diagnosed as having attention-deficit/hyperactivity…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Hyperactivity, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Disorders
Bagwell, Catherine L.; Molina, Brooke S.G.; Kashdan, Todd B.; Pelham, William E.; Hoza, Betsy – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2006
In this study, the authors examined the association between childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety and mood disorders in adolescence. They compared a group of 142 adolescents ages 13 to 18 years with a history of ADHD in childhood to group of 100 community-recruited adolescents without ADHD. The two groups did not…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Adolescents, Hyperactivity, Anxiety
Gartrell, Dan – Young Children, 2006
Several years ago U.S educators realized that they were not encouraging young girls in math and science. Today girls are catching up, but another void in classrooms has appeared. Some children, especially high-energy boys, face increasingly inappropriate programs, which offer lots of seatwork and little movement. It is as if some teachers are…
Descriptors: Males, Student Needs, Teacher Influence, Classroom Environment
Download full textFeatherman, Sandra – Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, 2004
More students are arriving at college today with emotional issues than just five years ago, and there has been dramatic growth in the severity of the problems. These students are creating a need for significant expansions in college counseling services. In this article, the author identifies the social forces underlying these issues and discusses…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, School Counseling, Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems
Weyandt, Lisa; Hays, Brian; Schepman, Stephen – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2005
The present study investigated the construct validity of the Internal Restlessness Scale (IRS), a self-report instrument developed to measure feelings of restlessness in young adults with ADHD, and the relationship between the IRS and a neuropsychological, behavioral task (i.e., continuous performance test). Pearson product-moment correlations…
Descriptors: Performance Tests, Construct Validity, Measurement Techniques, Attention Deficit Disorders
Ostrander, Rick; Crystal, David S.; August, Gerald – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2006
This study examined whether others (i.e., teachers and parents) and self-appraisals of social competence mediated the relationship between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and depression. To determine whether age moderated the effects of the mediation, the total sample was divided into younger (under 9) and older (at or above 9…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Depression (Psychology), Interpersonal Competence, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Pressman, Leah J.; Loo, Sandra K.; Carpenter, Erika M.; Asarnow, Joan R.; Lynn, Deborah; McCracken, James T.; McGough, James J.; Lubke, Gitta H.; Yang, May H.; Smalley, Susan L. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: Family environmental factors as well as parental attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) status have shown associations with variability in ADHD. The purpose of the present study was to examine the links among family environment, parental psychiatric diagnosis, and child impairment within a sample of ADHD-affected sibling pairs…
Descriptors: Parents, Identification, Siblings, Hyperactivity
Kratochvil, Christopher J.; Wilens, Timothy E.; Upadhyaya, Himanshu – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
This article deals with a 16-year-old boy who is referred by his parents to address his academic decline and mood symptoms. He was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 7 years ago, but his parents had opted not to have it treated. The patient has prominent inattention and distractibility, with complaints of internal…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Marijuana, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
Lorch, Elizabeth P.; Milich, Richard; Astrin, Clarese C.; Berthiaume, Kristen S. – Developmental Psychology, 2006
The present study examined children's cognitive engagement with television as a function of the continuity of central or incidental content and whether this varied with age and clinical status. In Experiment 1, 9- to 11-year-old children's response times on a secondary task were slower the later a probe occurred in a sequence of central events,…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Time on Task, Television
Nigg, Joel T.; Breslau, Naomi – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Background: Prenatal problems are among theorized etiologies for child disruptive behavior problems. A key question concerns whether etiological contributors are shared across the broad range of disruptive psychopathology or are partially or largely distinct. Method: We examined prenatal smoking exposure and low birth weight as risk factors for…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Behavior Problems, Smoking, Risk
