Frontal lobe functioning in adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
A prominent hypothesis regarding the etiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is that its presence and magnitude reflect frontal lobe dysfunction. Past tests of this hypothesis have been inconsistent. The present study examined frontal lobe functioning in adolescents with ADHD. A...
| Published in: | Adolescence Vol. 36; no. 144; pp. 749 - 766 |
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Libra Publishers Inc.
Winter2001
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