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Direct linkEakin, L.; Minde, K.; Hechtman, L.; Ochs, E.; Krane, E.; Bouffard, R.; Greenfield, B.; Looper, K. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2004
Little is known about the family relationships of adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Thus, the marital adjustment and family functioning of 33 married adults with ADHD and their spouses was compared to 26 non-ADHD control participants and their spouses. Results revealed that married adults with ADHD reported poorer…
Descriptors: Spouses, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Family Relationship
Puhan, Gautam; Das, J. P.; Naglieri, Jack A. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2005
In this article, the authors present several justifications in favor of the position that the constructs of planning and attention as described in the planning, attention, simultaneous, and successive (PASS) theory of information processing are separate but interdependent processes. There are two parts to the article. The first part comprises a…
Descriptors: Planning, Attention, Cognitive Processes, Validity
Stahr, Brenna; Cushing, Danielle; Lane, Kathleen; Fox, James – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2006
This study examined the effects of a function-based intervention implemented with a student, Shawn, who had attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, internalizing behavioral problems, and a speech and language impairment. Shawn attended a fourth-grade classroom in a self-contained school that served students with emotional and behavioral…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Intervention, Data Analysis, Self Management
Brown, Elaine C.; Aman, Michael G.; Lecavalier, Luc – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2004
A quantitative method for typing psychopathology of youngsters with mental retardation was assessed. Parents of 601 students in special educational placements rated them with the ABC. The sample was randomly divided into two subgroups. We used Ward's hierarchical method of cluster analysis and derived eight clusters in Subsample 1 and satisfactory…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Psychopathology, Mental Retardation, Children
Pfiffner, Linda J.; McBurnett, Keith – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2006
This study evaluated parental anxiety and parenting practices associated with comorbid Anxiety Disorders among children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Clinic-referred families (n = 143) were diagnosed using DSM criteria. Parents and children completed measures of parenting practices. Comorbid anxiety in children was significantly…
Descriptors: Children, Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Anxiety
Geurts, Hilde M.; van der Oord, Saskia; Crone, Eveline A. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2006
This study investigated hot and cool aspects of cognitive control in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The study aimed to: (1) replicate the postulated response inhibition deficit of children with ADHD; (2) explore whether children with ADHD choose disadvantageously in a decision-making task and to explore the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Inhibition, Responses, Attention Deficit Disorders
Taylor, Ted K.; Burns, G. Leonard; Rusby, Julie C.; Foster, E. Michael – Psychological Assessment, 2006
Confirmatory factor analysis of 25 items on the Child and Adolescent Disruptive Behavior Inventory (CADBI, Version 2.3; G. L. Burns, T. K. Taylor, & J. C. Rusby, 2001) was conducted on teacher ratings of 824 kindergarten children and replicated on 534 children. Model fit was improved when correcting for 2 method effects: (a) adjacent items and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Hyperactivity, Factor Analysis, Behavior Problems
Greenhill, Laurence L.; Biederman, Joseph; Boellner, Samuel W.; Rugino, Thomas A.; Sangal, R. Bart; Earl, Craig Q.; Jiang, John G.; Swanson, James M. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of modafinil in children and adolescents, ages 7 to 17, with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: In this 9-week, double-blind, flexible-dose study, patients were randomized to once-daily modafinil (170-425 mg) or placebo. Assessments included ADHD Rating Scale-IV…
Descriptors: Patients, Adolescents, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
Spencer, Thomas J.; Faraone, Stephen V.; Biederman, Joseph; Lerner, Marc; Cooper, Kimberly M.; Zimmerman, Brenda – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To investigate whether prolonged therapy with a long-acting stimulant affects growth in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: One hundred seventy-eight children ages 6 to 13 years received OROS methylphenidate (OROS MPH, CONCERTA) for at least 21 months. Height and weight were measured monthly during the…
Descriptors: Body Height, Body Weight, Drug Therapy, Stimulants
McGough, James; McCracken, James; Swanson, James; Riddle, Mark; Kollins, Scott; Greenhill, Laurence; Abikoff, Howard; Davies, Mark; Chuang, Shirley; Wigal, Tim; Wigal, Sharon; Posner, Kelly; Skrobala, Anne; Kastelic, Elizabeth; Ghuman, Jaswinder; Cunningham, Charles; Shigawa, Sharon; Moyzis, Robert; Vitiello, Benedetto – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: The authors explored genetic moderators of symptom reduction and side effects in methylphenidate-treated preschool-age children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: DNA was isolated from 81 subjects in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover methylphenidate titration. Parents and teachers…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Genetics, Attention Deficit Disorders, Drug Therapy
Bowman, Darcia Harris – Education Week, 2004
This article examines the issue on the quality of water in Seattle's school districts. Seattle's water woes became public when four little containers of rust-colored water from fountains in the city district's Wedgewood Elementary School, collected by concerned parents, were tested by a certified laboratory and found to exceed federal lead limits.…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Pollution, Public Health, Child Health
Harvey, Elizabeth A.; Friedman-Weieneth, Julie L.; Goldstein, Lauren H.; Sherman, Alison H. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2007
This study examined 3-year-old children who were classified as hyperactive (HYP), oppositional-defiant (OD), hyperactive and oppositional defiant (HYP/OD), and non-problem based on mothers' reports of behavior. Using fathers', teachers', and observers' ratings of children's behavior, concurrent validity was excellent for the HYP/OD group, moderate…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Genetics
Sawyer, M. G.; Miller-Lewis, L. R.; Clark, J. J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
The prevalence of 3 mental disorders (Depressive Disorder, Conduct Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), the prevalence of mental health problems, and rates of health-risk behaviours among those with problems, along with patterns of service utilisation, are reported for 1490 adolescents aged 13-17 years in Australia. Mental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Services, Incidence, Health Services
Martin, Jack K.; Pescosolido, Bernice A.; Olafsdottir, Sigrun; McLeod, Jane D. – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2007
Debates about children's mental health problems have raised questions about the reliability and validity of diagnosis and treatment. However, little research has focused on social reactions to children with mental health problems. This gap in research raises questions about competing theories of stigma, as well as specific factors shaping…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Adolescents
Download full textChiba, Constance; Low, Richard – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2007
The purpose of the current study was to evaluate student perceptions of the impact of a course developed to assist students with learning disorders, both learning disabilities and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD), transition and adjust to a university environment. Students' perceptions of the impact of the course over time were…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Learning Disabilities, Questionnaires, Transitional Programs
