Deficits of Executive Functioning in Conduct Disorder and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Journal Title: Annals of Psychiatry and Treatment - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: To investigates executive functioning in Conduct disorder with comorbid ADHD. Methods: Participants were adolescent males with ADHD, CD with comorbid ADHD and healthy controls. Executive functioning were assessed using Go/No go task, Iowa gambling test and selected tests from CANTAB. Results: During the SWM test, CD+ADHD group had the tendency to revisit boxes with a token compared to controls. CD+ADHD patients had a significantly higher total error compared to controls in ID/ ED set shift. They also needed more moves in SOC compared to controls and solved a signifi antly lower number of problems compared to ADHDs and controls. They had a lower delay time for choosing risky cards of Iowa
Authors and Affiliations
Amiri Shahrokh, Shahrokhi Hassan, Doost Mehdi Tehrani, Shahrivar Zahra, Farhang Sara
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