TY - JOUR
T1 - Executive Functions in Preschool Children With ADHD and DBD: An 18-Month Longitudinal Study
AU - Schoemaker, K.
AU - Bunte, T.
AU - Espy, K.A.
AU - Dekovic, M.
AU - Matthys, W.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - In this longitudinal study, we examined the stability of the association between executive functions and externalizing behavior problems, and the developmental change of executive functions in a predominately clinically diagnosed preschool sample (N = 200). Inhibition and working memory performance were assessed three times in 18 months. Across time, poorer inhibition performance in young children was associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and disruptive behavior disorders (DBD), and poorer working memory performance was associated with ADHD. Inhibition and working memory performance increased over time, especially in the early preschool period. The improvement of inhibition performance was more pronounced in the clinically diagnosed children compared to the TD children. © 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
AB - In this longitudinal study, we examined the stability of the association between executive functions and externalizing behavior problems, and the developmental change of executive functions in a predominately clinically diagnosed preschool sample (N = 200). Inhibition and working memory performance were assessed three times in 18 months. Across time, poorer inhibition performance in young children was associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and disruptive behavior disorders (DBD), and poorer working memory performance was associated with ADHD. Inhibition and working memory performance increased over time, especially in the early preschool period. The improvement of inhibition performance was more pronounced in the clinically diagnosed children compared to the TD children. © 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
U2 - 10.1080/87565641.2014.911875
DO - 10.1080/87565641.2014.911875
M3 - Article
SN - 8756-5641
VL - 39
SP - 302
EP - 315
JO - Developmental Neuropsychology
JF - Developmental Neuropsychology
IS - 4
ER -
