title: Neuropsychological Deficits Are Not Predictive of Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation in Adults With ADHD.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate whether neuropsychological deficits account for the association between deficient emotional self-regulation (DESR) and ADHD.
  
  
  METHODS
  DESR was identified in adults with and without ADHD who reported extreme frequency of items from the Barkley Current Behavior Scale (>95th percentile of control participants). A neuropsychological battery and structured diagnostic interview were administered to 113 adults with ADHD and DESR, 93 adults with ADHD without DESR, and 119 participants without ADHD or DESR.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Relative to adults with ADHD without DESR, adults with ADHD and DESR demonstrated lower scores on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) arithmetic but no other significant differences in neuropsychological performance. Relative to adults without ADHD, both ADHD groups demonstrated lower scores across several measures of executive function.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings do not support the hypothesis that neuropsychological deficits are linked to DESR in adults with ADHD. This finding is consistent with the hypothesis that DESR could be a manifestation of ADHD, but further study of alternate hypotheses is necessary to support this conclusion.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Craig B H
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Surman
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biederman
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Carolyn A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Carter R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Petty
authors.affiliation: State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA sfaraone@childpsychresearch.org.
authors.forename: Stephen V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Faraone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004644:Emotions; D056344:Executive Function / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D000068356:Self-Control / Q000523:psychology*; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ADHD; adult; emotion; executive function