A longitudinal examination of neuropsychological and clinical functioning in boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): improvements in executive functioning do not explain clinical improvement

D. R. Coghill; D. Hayward; S. M. Rhodes; C. Grimmer; K. Matthews

doi:10.1017/S0033291713001761

A longitudinal examination of neuropsychological and clinical functioning in boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): improvements in executive functioning do not explain clinical improvement

D. R. Coghill
, D. Hayward
, S. M. Rhodes
, C. Grimmer
, K. Matthews

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Abstract

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often, but not always, persists into adulthood. Investigations of the associations between clinical and biological markers of persistence can shed light on causal pathways. It has been proposed that compensatory improvements in executive neuropsychological functioning are associated with clinical improvements. This is the first study to test this hypothesis prospectively. Method The clinical and neuropsychological functioning of 17 boys with ADHD (mean age 10.45 years at time 1; 14.65 years at time 2) and 17 typically developing (TYP) boys (mean age 10.39 years at time 1; 14.47 years at time 2) was tested on two occasions, 4 years apart. This was done using a battery of standardized neuropsychological tests that included tasks with high and low executive demands.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1087-1099
Number of pages	13
Journal	Psychological Medicine
Volume	44
Issue number	5
Early online date	19 Jul 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291713001761
Publication status	Published - Apr 2014

Keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Executive functioning
Longitudinal studies
Memory
Neuropsychology
Outcome

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Coghill, D. R., Hayward, D., Rhodes, S. M., Grimmer, C., & Matthews, K. (2014). A longitudinal examination of neuropsychological and clinical functioning in boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): improvements in executive functioning do not explain clinical improvement. Psychological Medicine, 44(5), 1087-1099. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291713001761

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Coghill, DR, Hayward, D, Rhodes, SM, Grimmer, C & Matthews, K 2014, 'A longitudinal examination of neuropsychological and clinical functioning in boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): improvements in executive functioning do not explain clinical improvement', Psychological Medicine, vol. 44, no. 5, pp. 1087-1099. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291713001761

A longitudinal examination of neuropsychological and clinical functioning in boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): improvements in executive functioning do not explain clinical improvement. / Coghill, D. R.; Hayward, D.; Rhodes, S. M. et al.
In: Psychological Medicine, Vol. 44, No. 5, 04.2014, p. 1087-1099.

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