Differences in Real World Executive Function between Children with Pediatric Bipolar Disorder and Children with ADHD.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent research evidence suggests that executive function (EF) is impaired in both pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), although the underlying cognitive mechanisms are still unclear. In this study we examined EF, including cognitive and emotional control, in three pediatric groups with overlapping symptoms.

Methods

Sixteen children and adolescents with PBD, 17 children and adolescents with ADHD, Type Combined, and 13 children and adolescents with PBD and comorbid ADHD (PBD+ADHD) (mean age=12.70, SD=2.21) were assessed using the Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function - Parental Report (BRIEF-PR), clinical scales and neuropsychological tests of attention, working memory and executive function.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Passarotti AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5130092 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature