Reconsidering 'Inattention' in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Implications for Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention
| Autor: | Jean-François Lemay, Frank P. MacMaster, Jessica A. Carmichael, Helen L. Carlson, James B. Hale, Hanna A. Kubas, Kim R. Fitzer, Gabrielle Wilcox, Signe Bray |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Poison control Neuropsychological Tests Neurodevelopmental disorder Intervention (counseling) Neural Pathways mental disorders Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Neuropsychological assessment Psychiatry medicine.diagnostic_test Neuropsychology Brain medicine.disease Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Neurodevelopmental Disorders Autism spectrum disorder Learning disability medicine.symptom Cognition Disorders Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Applied Neuropsychology: Child. 4:97-105 |
| ISSN: | 2162-2973 2162-2965 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/21622965.2015.1005481 |
| Popis: | Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) does not exist. This explicit statement needs elucidation of course given ADHD is a common neurodevelopmental disorder, but it provides the reader with the impetus to reconsider long-held beliefs about this condition and its treatment. Surely, there is a disorder called ADHD from which this thesis is framed, but primary attention and hyperactivity-impulsivity problems are mediated by different albeit interrelated brain systems. Like many neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder), the medical and psychological professions have used a single, large inclusive ADHD diagnostic category to represent children with different etiologies for their overt symptoms. Despite neurobiological differences among children diagnosed with ADHD, the clinical position that attention-deficit or primary attention problems are sufficient for ADHD identification undermines clinical practice. This commonly accepted dubious position not only undermines the diagnostic utility of our neuropsychological measures, but it attenuates treatment effects as well. Supported with evidence from our ongoing ADHD research program, this data-based review will support these contentions and provide implications for diagnosis and treatment of children with attention problems. |
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