The foundations of next generation attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder neuropsychology: building on progress during the last 30 years.
In this short overview we have illustrated 30 years of progress in the field of ADHD neuropsychology through a selective presentation of studies published in the JCPP. Clearly this is not an exhaustive list of papers (we had to leave many excellent studies out) and obviously many studies published in other journals have had an equally significant impact on the field. Nevertheless, it is clear that the JCPP has contributed in important ways to providing the empirical and intellectual foundations of the next generation of ADHD neuropsychological models in terms of insight regarding context dependence, complexity and heterogeneity, and diagnostic specificity and sensitivity. Furthermore, articles have highlighted the importance of a developmental perspective on neuropsychological deficits in ADHD as well as the possibility that they could be targeted with new and novel treatments. Our hope is that we will continue to witness similar growth in understanding over the next 30 years, and that the JCPP will continue to be at the forefront of this progress.
Developmental Brain-Behaviour Laboratory, Psychology, Institute for Disorders of Impulse & Attention, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Department of Experimental Clinical & Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark.
Edmund J S
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Sonuga-Barke
David
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Coghill
D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009484:Neuropsychology / Q000639:trends*