Sluggish cognitive tempo and its neurocognitive, social and emotive correlates: a systematic review of the current literature.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Since the elimination of items associated with Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT) during the transition from DSM-III to DSM-IV from the diagnostic criteria of Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), interest in SCT and its associated cognitive as well as emotional and social consequences is on the increase. The current review discusses recent findings on SCT in clinical as well as community based ADHD populations. The focus is further on clinical correlates of SCT in populations different from ADHD, SCT's genetic background, SCT's association with internalizing and other behavioral comorbidities, as well as SCT's association with social functioning and its treatment efficacy.

Method

A systematic review of empirical studies on SCT in ADHD and other pathologies

SUBMITTER: Mueller AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4416322 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature