The Processes Underlying Positive Illusory Bias in ADHD: The Role of Executive Functions and Pragmatic Language Skills - Giulia Crisci, Ramona Cardillo, Irene C. Mammarella, 2021
Source : https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547211063646
Abstract Objective: Children with ADHD often show a positive illusory bias (PIB), reporting an extremely positive idea of their own competence, despite their difficulties. The mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are...
Conclusion: "Our findings suggest that PL abilities should be considered in efforts to improve self-perception in children with ADHD."
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ADHD Connect4yrKey Points • Source: Journal of Attention Disorders • Conclusions: “Our findings suggest that PL [pragmatic language] abilities should be considered in efforts to improve self-perception in children with ADHD.” • In the current study, researchers Show More
Depressive Symptoms Account for Loss of Positive Attention Bias in ADHD Patients: An Eye-Tracking Study - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34963365/
doi: 10.1177/10870547211063640. Online ahead of print. 1 Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. 2 Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The...
Conclusion: ADHD patients show a relative positive attention bias, while negative attention bias in ADHD likely indicates (sub)clinical comorbid depression.
Highlights: "This randomized, parallel-group study assessed the efficacy of Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) based neurofeedback (NF) compared to atomoxetine(AT) on patients with ADHD. Up to now, our trial is one of the few trials performed to evaluate its efficacy relative to medication. In this trial, NIRS-NF was an effective intervention...
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• Process-oriented verbal fluency measures capture racing thoughts in ADHD and BD.
• Increased switches are involved in racing thoughts irrespective of BD diagnosis.
• Increased switches are subtended by semantic overactivation.
•Increased sound-based associations are characteristic of hypomanic speech.
•Trait versus state...
Understanding ADHD in Black Adolescents in Urban Schools: A Qualitative Examination of Factors that Influence ADHD Presentation, Coping Strategies, and Access to Care
Source : https://doi.org/10.1080/23794925.2021.2013140
ABSTRACT The high school years are a challenging developmental period for adolescents with attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), their families, and those who work with them in the school system. Moreover,...
This qualitative study represents the first step of a treatment development project assessing the implementation of a depression prevention intervention for Black adolescents with ADHD in urban public-school settings. Clinical implications (e.g., coordination of care between home and schools, increasing attention to social determinants of...