Tucha, Lara and Tucha, Oliver and Walitza, Susanne and Sontag, Thomas A. and Laufkoetter, Rainer and Linder, Martin and Lange, Klaus W. (2009) Vigilance and Sustained Attention in Children and Adults With ADHD. JOURNAL OF ATTENTION DISORDERS, 12 (5). pp. 410-421. ISSN 1087-0547, 1557-1246
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Objective: The present article tests the hypothesis of a sustained attention deficit in children and adults suffering from ADHD. Method: Vigilance and sustained attention of 52 children with ADHD and 38 adults with ADHD were assessed using a computerized vigilance task. Furthermore, the attentional performance of healthy children (N = 52) and healthy adults (N = 38) was examined. Results: Children and adults with ADHD performed significantly less well in the vigilance task than healthy participants (main effect for group). Furthermore, children and adults showed a significant decrease of performance over time (time-on-task effects). However, there was no greater decrement of performance with the passage of time in patient groups than in control groups (group-by-time interaction). Conclusion: The present results do not support the hypothesis of a sustained attention deficit in children and adults with ADHD. (J. of Att. Dis. 2009; 12(5) 410-421)
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | DEFICIT-HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS; RESEARCH CRITERIA; BOYS; METHYLPHENIDATE; REGRESSION; SCORES; TASK; ADHD; childhood; adulthood; attentional functioning; vigilance; sustained attention |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Psychologie III (Biologische, Klinische und Rehabilitationspsychologie) - Prof. Dr. Klaus W. Lange |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Sep 2020 10:55 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Sep 2020 10:55 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/29381 |
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