TY - JOUR
T1 - Executive Functioning in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
T2 - Combined Type With and Without a Stimulant Medication History
AU - Semrud-Clikeman, Margaret
AU - Pliszka, Steven
AU - Liotti, Mario
PY - 2008/5
Y1 - 2008/5
N2 - Behavioral and neuropsychological functioning in unmedicated children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who have a history of medication treatment (Rx) versus those who are treatment naïve (TN) has, to our knowledge, not been previously studied. Ninety-four children in four groups (ADHD/Rx, ADHD/TN, learning disabilities [LD], and controls) were evaluated, while unmedicated, on measures of achievement, neuropsychological functioning, and behavior. The ADHD/Rx group performed significantly better than the TN group on writing, Stroop interference, and measures of attention, and performed as well as the control group on executive functioning, verbal working memory, and academics. Behaviorally, the ADHD groups showed more difficulty with mood and externalizing behaviors compared with the LD and control groups, with the ADHD/TN performing the most poorly. Findings suggest that the ADHD/Rx group shows better executive and academic functioning even when unmedicated.
AB - Behavioral and neuropsychological functioning in unmedicated children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who have a history of medication treatment (Rx) versus those who are treatment naïve (TN) has, to our knowledge, not been previously studied. Ninety-four children in four groups (ADHD/Rx, ADHD/TN, learning disabilities [LD], and controls) were evaluated, while unmedicated, on measures of achievement, neuropsychological functioning, and behavior. The ADHD/Rx group performed significantly better than the TN group on writing, Stroop interference, and measures of attention, and performed as well as the control group on executive functioning, verbal working memory, and academics. Behaviorally, the ADHD groups showed more difficulty with mood and externalizing behaviors compared with the LD and control groups, with the ADHD/TN performing the most poorly. Findings suggest that the ADHD/Rx group shows better executive and academic functioning even when unmedicated.
KW - academic functioning
KW - attention
KW - behavior
KW - learning disability
KW - mood
KW - psychopharmacology
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U2 - 10.1037/0894-4105.22.3.329
DO - 10.1037/0894-4105.22.3.329
M3 - Article
C2 - 18444711
AN - SCOPUS:43149104598
SN - 0894-4105
VL - 22
SP - 329
EP - 340
JO - Neuropsychology
JF - Neuropsychology
IS - 3
ER -