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Vigilance and Sustained Attention in Children and Adults With ADHD

Published:2009-03 Issue:5 Volume:12 Page:410-421
ISSN:1087-0547
Container-title:Journal of Attention Disorders
language:en
Short-container-title:J Atten Disord

Author:

Tucha Lara¹,Tucha Oliver²,Walitza Susanne³,Sontag Thomas A.⁴,Laufkötter Rainer⁴,Linder Martin⁴,Lange Klaus W.⁴

Affiliation:

1. University of Plymouth

2. University of Plymouth,

3. University of Würzburg

4. University of Regensburg

Abstract

Objective: The present article tests the hypothesis of a sustained attention deficit in children and adults suffering from ADHD. Method: Vigilance and sustained attention of 52 children with ADHD and 38 adults with ADHD were assessed using a computerized vigilance task. Furthermore, the attentional performance of healthy children ( N = 52) and healthy adults ( N = 38) was examined. Results: Children and adults with ADHD performed significantly less well in the vigilance task than healthy participants (main effect for group). Furthermore, children and adults showed a significant decrease of performance over time (time-on-task effects). However, there was no greater decrement of performance with the passage of time in patient groups than in control groups (group-by-time interaction). Conclusion: The present results do not support the hypothesis of a sustained attention deficit in children and adults with ADHD. (J. of Att. Dis. 2009; 12(5) 410-421)

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Clinical Psychology,Developmental and Educational Psychology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1087054708315065

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