What motivates individuals with ADHD? A qualitative analysis from the adolescent's point of view.
Individuals with ADHD appear to respond differently to incentives than their peers. This could be due to a general altered sensitivity to reinforcers. However, apart from differences in the degree of motivation, individuals with ADHD might also be motivated by qualitatively different factors. This s...
| Publicado en: | European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 26; no. 8; pp. 923 - 933 |
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Springer Nature
Aug2017
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