ERIC Number: EJ989282
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Publication Date: 2012
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Attention Mechanisms in Children with Anxiety Disorders and in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Implications for Research and Practice
Weissman, Adam S.; Chu, Brian C.; Reddy, Linda A.; Mohlman, Jan
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, v41 n2 p117-126 2012
Inattention is among the most commonly referred problems for school-aged youth. Research suggests distinct mechanisms may contribute to attention problems in youth with anxiety disorders versus youth with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study compared children (8-17 years) with anxiety disorders (n = 24) and children (8-16 years) with ADHD (n = 23) on neurocognitive tests of both general and emotion-based attention processes. As hypothesized, children with ADHD demonstrated poorer selective and sustained attention, whereas youth with anxiety disorders demonstrated greater attentional bias toward threatening faces on a visual probe task. Findings suggest the neuropsychological differentiation of attention problems in anxious and ADHD children, despite potentially similar phenotypes. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety, Children, Attention, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis, Neurological Impairments, Cognitive Ability, Emotional Response, Visual Stimuli, Child Psychology
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Language: English
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