ArticleChild neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence2024
Neurocognition in children with cognitive disengagement syndrome: accurate but slow.
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- Cognitive disengagement syndrome (sluggish cognitive tempo) and medical conditions: a systematic review and call for future research.Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence · 2024Pooled it
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- Cross-Sectional and Quasi-Longitudinal Examination of Childhood and Adult Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Insomnia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Neural Correlates of Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome Symptoms in Children: A Magnetoencephalography Study.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome (CDS) and Psychological Ill-Being in Young Adults Using the Adult Concentration Inventory (ACI).Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The contribution of cognitive disengagement syndrome symptoms to depressive symptoms among pediatric brain tumor survivors.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2025Article
- Executive function deficits in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder.Nature reviews. Psychology · 2024Article
- Multi-method examination of cognitive disengagement syndrome and ADHD inattentive symptoms in relation to early adolescents' academic functioning.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
- Cognitive disengagement syndrome in pediatric patients with long COVID: associations with mood, anxiety, and functional impairment.Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence · 2024Article
- Validation of the Farsi Version of the Adult Concentration Inventory for Assessing Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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- Personality Traits in Relation to Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome and ADHD Inattention in Two Samples of Children.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53Article
- Cognitive disengagement syndrome: A construct at the crossroads.The American psychologistReview
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Abstract
Cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS), previously termed sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT), is characterized by excessive daydreaming, mental confusion, and slowed behavior or thinking. Prior research has found inconsistent relations between CDS and neurocognition, though most studies have used small or ADHD-defined samples, non-optimal measures of CDS, and/or examined limited neurocognitive domains. Accordingly, this study examined the association of parent- and teacher-reported CDS symptoms using a comprehensive neurocognitive battery in a sample of 263 children (aged 8-12) selected with a range of CDS symptomatology. Parents and teachers provided ratings of CDS and ADHD inattentive (ADHD-IN) symptoms. Path analyses were conducted to examine CDS and ADHD-IN as unique predictors of neurocognitive functioning after covarying for age, sex, and family income. CDS symptoms were uniquely associated with slower performance across a range of cognitive domains, including verbal inhibition, rapid naming/reading, planning, divided attention, and set shifting. In contrast, ADHD-IN symptoms were uniquely associated with poorer performance on a Go/NoGo task (inhibition/distractibility), visual scanning and discrimination, and interference control. Findings from the current study, amongst the first to recruit children based on levels of CDS symptomatology, provide the strongest evidence to date that the neurocognitive phenotype of CDS is characterized by slowed cognitive processing, and add to its validity as a separate syndrome from ADHD. If replicated, these findings have implications for assessment, treatment, and school accommodations for CDS. Neuroimaging studies exploring the neurobiological basis of CDS are also needed.
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