Elevated rates of attention deficit and overactivity have been noted previously in samples of
institution-reared children. This study examined the hypothesis that inattention/overactivity …

The current study examined the persistence and phenotypic presentation of
inattention/overactivity (I/O) into early adolescence, in a sample of institution reared (IR) …

Longitudinal analyses on normal versus impaired functioning across 7 domains were
conducted in children who had experienced profound institutional deprivation up to the age …

Poor concentration is a relatively common childhood problem. The current North American
psychiatric diagnostic classification system (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental …

The relationship between severe early institutional deprivation and scholastic attainment at
age 11 in 127 children (68 girls and 59 boys) adopted from institutions in Romania was …

BackgroundThe sequelae of profound early privation are varied. AimsTo delineate the
behavioural patterns that are specifically associated with institutional privation. MethodA …

The English and Romania Adoptees (ERA) study sought to capitalize on an invaluable"
natural experiment" in which there was a rapid, easily timed, transition from a profoundly …

While effects of institutional care on behavioral development have been studied extensively,
effects on neural systems underlying these socioemotional and attention deficits are only …

The study assessed conduct and emotional difficulties in a group of Romanian adoptees at
age 11, and serves as a follow-up to assessments made when the children were 6 years old …

Abstract Theory of Mind (ToM) and Executive Function (EF) have been associated with
autism and with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and hence might play a role …