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- Title
Parent Psychopathology and Neurocognitive Functioning in Children With ADHD.
- Authors
Agha, Sharifah Shameem; Zammit, Stanley; Thapar, Anita; Langley, Kate
- Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the association between parent mental health (ADHD and depression) and offspring performance on neurocognitive tasks in children with ADHD. Method: The clinical sample consisted of 570 children (85% males, mean age: 10.77 years) with ADHD who completed neurocognitive tasks measuring working memory, attention set-shifting, and motivational deficits. Questionnaire measures were used to assess ADHD and depression symptom presence in parents. Results: Controlling for ADHD severity, children of parents with ADHD had poorer working memory (B = -0.25, 95% confidence interval [CI] [-0.45, -0.07], p = .01) and increased errors on the extra dimensional shift stage of the set-shifting task (B = 0.26 95% CI [0.02, 0.50], p = .04). Parent depression was not associated with offspring performance on any of the assessed neurocognitive tasks. Conclusion: Children with ADHD who have a parent with ADHD symptom presence are a subgroup of children who may have additional neurocognitive impairments that have potential implications when implementing interventions that target cognition and learning.
- Subjects
NEUROBEHAVIORAL disorders; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; CHILDREN with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; SHORT-term memory; COGNITION disorders; RESEARCH; RESEARCH methodology; COGNITION; MEDICAL cooperation; EVALUATION research; ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests; COMPARATIVE studies; ATTENTION; PARENTS
- Publication
Journal of Attention Disorders, 2020, Vol 24, Issue 13, p1836
- ISSN
1087-0547
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/1087054717718262