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The Diagnostic Utility of Executive Function Assessments in the Identification of ADHD in Children
Joni Holmes1, Susan E Gathercole2, Maurice Place3
1Department of Psychology, University of Northumbria, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1, 8ST, UK.
Background:
Deficits in executive functions have been widely reported to characterise individuals with ADHD. The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of a range of executive function measures for identifying children with ADHD.
Method:
Eighty-three children with ADHD and 50 normally-developing children without ADHD were assessed on measures of inhibition, set-shifting, planning, problem-solving, response inhibition, sustained attention and working memory. Measures of sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios and diagnostic odds ratios were calculated.
Results:
Executive function tasks effectively discriminated between children with and without ADHD. Measures of response inhibition and working memory contributed the most to the discriminant function.
Conclusions:
Cognitive measures of executive function can be used to help identify children with ADHD and could be useful as additional diagnostic tools for clinical practitioners.
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