Cognitive training in ADHD children: less to it than meets the eye.
This article reviews cognitive training studies that have been carried out with children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during the past decade. The efficacy of cognitive training as a single intervention and as an adjunct to stimulant treatment is discussed. The impact of training on the cognitive, academic, and behavioral functioning of youngsters with ADHD is summarized. Although this treatment modality is inherently appealing, there is little empirical support for its clinical utility with children with hyperactivity.
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Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11042.
D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003913:Dextroamphetamine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008774:Methylphenidate / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D010389:Pemoline / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D008774:Methylphenidate; D010389:Pemoline; D003913:Dextroamphetamine