Executive functioning characteristics associated with ADHD comorbidity in adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders. J Abnorm Child Psychol 2011 Jan;39(1):11-9
Date
08/07/2010Pubmed ID
20690008DOI
10.1007/s10802-010-9449-3Scopus ID
2-s2.0-79952487837 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 50 CitationsAbstract
The nature of executive dysfunction in youth with disruptive behavior disorders (DBD) remains unclear, despite extensive research in samples of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). To determine the relationship between DBD, ADHD, and executive function deficits in aggressive teens, adolescents with DBD and comorbid ADHD (DBD + ADHD; n = 25), DBD without ADHD (DBD-ADHD; n = 23), and healthy controls (HC; n = 25) were compared on neurocognitive tests and questionnaires measuring executive functioning. Teens with DBD + ADHD performed worse on both neurocognitive and questionnaire measures of executive function than the DBD-ADHD and HC groups. Results suggest that subgroups of DBD may exist depending on the presence or absence of comorbid ADHD, which may have implications for the selection and efficacy of treatment strategies.
Author List
Hummer TA, Kronenberger WG, Wang Y, Dunn DW, Mosier KM, Kalnin AJ, Mathews VPAuthors
Vincent Mathews MD Chair, Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of WisconsinYang Wang MD Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAggression
Analysis of Variance
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Case-Control Studies
Comorbidity
Executive Function
Female
Humans
Intelligence Tests
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Neuropsychological Tests
Stroop Test
Surveys and Questionnaires
