The Relationship Between Executive Function Deficits and DSM-5-Defined ADHD Symptoms

MJ Silverstein, SV Faraone, TL Leon… - Journal of attention …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: To identify the relationship between the core Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders (5th ed.) ADHD symptoms and executive function deficits (EFDs), to …

Discordance between psychometric testing and questionnaire-based definitions of executive function deficits in individuals with ADHD

J Biederman, CR Petty, R Fried… - Journal of attention …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: One suspected source of negative outcomes associated with ADHD has been
deficits in executive functions. Although both psychometrically defined and self-reported …

Impact of psychometrically defined deficits of executive functioning in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

J Biederman, C Petty, R Fried… - American Journal of …, 2006 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: The association between deficits in executive functioning and functional
outcomes was examined among adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) …

The clinical utility of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) in the diagnosis of ADHD

S McCandless, L O'Laughlin - Journal of attention disorders, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Current theories hypothesize that deficits in executive functioning (EF) are
responsible for the symptoms of ADHD and that specific patterns of EF deficits may be …

Executive function impairments in high IQ adults with ADHD

TE Brown, PC Reichel… - Journal of Attention …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: To demonstrate that high IQ adults diagnosed with ADHD suffer from executive
function (EF) impairments that: a) can be identified with a combination of standardized …

The structure of adult ADHD

LA Adler, SV Faraone, TJ Spencer… - … journal of methods …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Although DSM‐5 stipulates that symptoms of attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
are the same for adults as children, clinical observations suggest that adults have more …

Executive function assessment and adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: tasks versus ratings on the Barkley deficits in executive functioning scale.

JM Kamradt, JM Ullsperger… - Psychological assessment, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) exhibit variable impairments on
executive function (EF) tasks. Due to this variability, ratings of EF (rather than tasks) have …

The relationship between executive functions and quality of life in adults with ADHD

A Stern, Y Pollak, O Bonne, E Malik… - Journal of Attention …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Adult ADHD is associated with impaired quality of life (QoL) and deficient
executive function (EF). Given the absence of studies examining the relationship between …

Executive functions in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

AE Doyle - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2006 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: To examine the association between weaknesses in executive functions and
attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: Empirical studies examining …

High IQ may “mask” the diagnosis of ADHD by compensating for deficits in executive functions in treatment-naïve adults with ADHD

ALV Milioni, TM Chaim, M Cavallet… - Journal of attention …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To evaluate and compare the performance of adults with ADHD with high and
standard IQ in executive functions (EF) tasks. Method: We investigated the …