Process examination of executive function in ADHD: sex and subtype effects.
Submitted by Mark McIntosh, on Tue, 2016-10-11 20:00
PubMed URL:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18609314
Journal:
Clin Neuropsychol
PubMed ID:
18609314
Pagination:
826-41
Volume:
22
Issue:
5
Abstract:
To examine effects of group (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD] versus Typically Developing [TD]), sex, and ADHD subtype on "process/optional" measures of executive functioning, children (n = 123; 54 ADHD, 69 TD) aged 8-16 completed subtests from the D-KEFS. No group, sex, or ADHD subtype effects were found on optional measures from the Trail Making, Color-Word Interference, and Tower tests. A significant interaction was found for Verbal Fluency Total Repetition Errors; boys with Combined/Hyperactive-Impulsive (ADHD-C/HI) type ADHD performed better than ADHD-C/HI girls, whereas girls with Inattentive type ADHD (ADHD-I) performed better than ADHD-I boys. Overall, children with ADHD did not differ from TD on most optional measures from the D-KEFS. When sex and ADHD subtype were considered, children with the subtype of ADHD less common for sex were at greater risk for poorer performance.
Published Date:
September, 2008
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