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Self-Regulation and Inhibition in Comorbid ADHD Children: An Evaluation of Executive Functions

Stephanie Moulton Sarkis

University of Florida, mail{at}stephaniesarkis.com

Elias H. Sarkis

University of Florida

David Marshall

University of Florida

James Archer

University of Florida

The relationship between executive function and comorbid diagnoses in ADHD children is examined. One hundred six children between 7 and 15 years of age are assessed using the Tower of London (TOL), a test of executive function, and the Kiddie Schedule of Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia, Present and Lifetime Version, a diagnostic interview. All children met the diagnostic criteria for ADHD. A majority of the children had comorbid anxiety disorders, mood disorders, or oppositional defiant disorder. Measures on the TOL are total move score, total initiation time, and total rule violations. Age is predictive in all three measures of executive function as assessed by the TOL. Gender is predictive of total initiation time and total rule violations. Comorbid disorders are found to not have significance on executive function as measured by the TOL. This study concludes that comorbid disorders may not affect executive function

Key Words: ADHD • ADD • hyperactivity • executive function • oppositional defiant disorder • mood disorder • anxiety disorder • comorbid disorder • self-regulation • inhibition • working memory • frontal lobes • brain function

Journal of Attention Disorders, Vol. 8, No. 3, 96-108 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1087054705277265
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