Cognitive and Behavioral Differences in AdHD Boys and Girls

The present investigation examined the extent to which girls with Attention‐deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (AdHD) differed from AdHD boys and normal girls. Teacher ratings of child psychopathology, clinic observations, measures of attention span, impulse control, achievement, intelligence and memory...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of child psychology and psychiatry 1989-09, Vol.30 (5), p.711-716
1. Verfasser:	Breen, Michael J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AdHD boys and girls Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology Biological and medical sciences Child Child clinical studies Cognition Female Humans Male Medical sciences Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Sex Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	The present investigation examined the extent to which girls with Attention‐deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (AdHD) differed from AdHD boys and normal girls. Teacher ratings of child psychopathology, clinic observations, measures of attention span, impulse control, achievement, intelligence and memory’ were taken and used to assess group differences. Findings did not consistently support differences between AdHD girls and boys, although differences were found between the AdHD and normal girls.
ISSN:	0021-9630 1469-7610
DOI:	10.1111/j.1469-7610.1989.tb00783.x