Muhlberger, A. and Jekel, K. and Probst, T. and Schecklmann, M. and Conzelmann, A. and Andreatta, M. and Rizzo, A. A. and Pauli, P. and Romanos, M. (2020) The Influence of Methylphenidate on Hyperactivity and Attention Deficits in Children With ADHD: A Virtual Classroom Test. JOURNAL OF ATTENTION DISORDERS, 24 (2). pp. 277-289. ISSN 1087-0547, 1557-1246
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Objective: This study compares the performance in a continuous performance test within a virtual reality classroom (CPT-VRC) between medicated children with ADHD, unmedicated children with ADHD, and healthy children. Method: N = 94 children with ADHD (n = 26 of them received methylphenidate and n = 68 were unmedicated) and n = 34 healthy children performed the CPT-VRC. Omission errors, reaction time/variability, commission errors, and body movements were assessed. Furthermore, ADHD questionnaires were administered and compared with the CPT-VRC measures. Results: The unmedicated ADHD group exhibited more omission errors and showed slower reaction times than the healthy group. Reaction time variability was higher in the unmedicated ADHD group compared with both the healthy and the medicated ADHD group. Omission errors and reaction time variability were associated with inattentiveness ratings of experimenters. Head movements were correlated with hyperactivity ratings of parents and experimenters. Conclusion: Virtual reality is a promising technology to assess ADHD symptoms in an ecologically valid environment.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE-TEST; DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; REALITY; VALIDITY; INHIBITION; TIME; IMPULSIVENESS; VARIABILITY; DIAGNOSIS; TASK; ADHD; continuous performance test; virtual reality classroom; methylphenidate |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie - Lehrstuhl für Psychologie VIII - Prof. Dr. Andreas Mühlberger |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Apr 2021 09:43 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Apr 2021 09:43 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/45552 |
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