Journal article
A comprehensive investigation of memory impairment in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder
SM Rhodes, J Park, S Seth, DR Coghill
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines | WILEY-BLACKWELL | Published : 2012
Abstract
Background: We conducted a comprehensive and systematic assessment of memory functioning in drug-naïve boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). Methods: Boys performed verbal and spatial working memory (WM) component (storage and central executive) and verbal and spatial storage load tasks, and the spatial span, spatial executive WM, spatial recognition memory and verbal recognition memory tasks from the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery. Groups comprised: (a) ADHD only (N = 21); (b) ADHD+ODD (N = 27); (c) ODD only (N = 21); and (d) typically developing (TYP) boys (N = 26). Groups were matched for age (M = 9.7 years)..
View full abstractGrants
Funding Acknowledgements
The study was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK. Author declarations of interest are disclosed in the title page footnote.S.M. Rhodes and J. Park have no conflicts of interest; S. Seth has served on advisory boards for Shire; D. Coghill has received research support from Lilly, Janssen Cilag and Shire; served in an advisory or consultancy role for Lilly, Janssen Cilag, Pfizer, Shire, Flynn, Shering-Plough and UCB and has received conference attendance support or was paid for public speaking by Lilly, Janssen McNeil and UCB.