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ArticleScandinavian journal of child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology2021

A longitudinal investigation of cognitive functioning and its relationship to symptom severity and academic functioning in treatment seeking youth with AHDH.

Pia Tallberg, Maria Rastam, Sean Perrin, Anne-Li Hallin, Peik Gustafsson

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Article in Scandinavian journal of child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pia TallbergDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Maria RastamDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Sean PerrinDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Anne-Li HallinChild and Adolescent Psychiatry, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden.
Peik GustafssonChild and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Lund University · SEUniversity of Gothenburg · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChildren with ADHD tend to present with poorer cognitive functioning leaving them more vulnerable to a range of negative outcomes. To date, only a handful of longitudinal studies have examined the stability of Wechsler composite scores in children and adolescents with ADHD, and none of them used a more recent version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children (WISC), than the WISC-III.

objectiveThe present study investigates the cognitive stability and its longitudinal relationship with the severity of the child's ADHD symptoms and school grades.

methodCognitive functioning was measured with the fourth editions of the WISC-IV or the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales (WAIS-IV) at baseline and at a 3-4-year follow-up in children with ADHD (n = 125, mean age = 11.40 years, SD = 3.27) and a Control group of schoolchildren (n = 59, mean age = 11.97 years, SD = 2.15). The stability of cognitive functioning and the relationship between cognitive functioning, ADHD and grades were evaluated using linear mixed models and logistic regression.

resultsStandardized composite scores of Full scale IQ, Verbal Comprehension, and Processing Speed declined between baseline and follow-up in the ADHD group. ADHD symptom scores were associated with Working Memory scores. Together, the severity of concurrent ADHD symptoms and lower scores for verbal comprehension at baseline and follow-up were associated with an increased risk of not achieving grades at follow-up in youth with ADHD.

conclusionsYouth with ADHD often present with cognitive impairments, not improved over time. Together these increase the risk of poorer academic outcomes. Concurrent evaluation of symptom severity and cognitive functions can add potentially useful information in terms of treatment planning, and school supports to prevent school failure.

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ADHDchildrencognitive functioningfollow-up studyschool gradesWISC

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