Baseline performance moderates stimulant effects on cognition in youth with ADHD.

ABSTRACT: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is associated with impaired cognitive functioning and increased delay discounting (i.e., a stronger preference for immediate reward). At the group level, stimulant medication improves cognition and delay discounting, yet not all children exhibit problems in these domains, and previous work has not examined whether stimulant-induced improvements are moderated by baseline performance. To address this question in the current study, 82 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (9-12 years old) attended a week-long research camp. On the baseline day (Monday), participants completed tasks of inhibitory control, visuospatial working memory, reaction time variability, and delay discounting. Children then completed a 3-day, randomized, double-bl

SUBMITTER: Fosco WD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8388131 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature