Research article summary (published 30 Jan 1996):

Inhibition in ADHD, aggressive, and anxious children: a biologically based model of child psychopathology.

Full Abstract

In this study the stop signal task was employed to investigate inhibitory control in 15 children with attention deficit hyperactiviiy disorder (ADHD), 18 aggressive and 20 anxious children, and a group of 17 normal controls. The psychopathological groups were recruited from special educational services. Parent, teacher and child questionnaires were used to select children with pervasive disorders. Controls attended regular classes and scored low on all questionnaires. Based on Quay's model of child psychopathology (Quay, 1988, 1993), we hypothesized a deficit in inhibitory control in children with externalizing disorders, whereas anxious children were predicted to be overinhibited. The ADHD group and the aggressive group showed poor inhibitory control and a slower inhibitory process. No evidence of overinhibition was found in anxious children.

Author information

Author/s: Oosterlaan, J (J); Sergeant, J A (JA);

Affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: Journal of abnormal child psychology (J Abnorm Child Psychol), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1996-Feb; vol 24 (issue 1) : pp 19-36

Dates: Created 1997/04/30; Completed 1997/04/30; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 8833026, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Aggression - physiology; psychology Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis; physiopathology; psychology Arousal - physiology Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis; physiopathology; psychology Child Female Humans Inhibition (Psychology)

Internal-External Control Male Personality Assessment Psychomotor Performance - physiology Psychopathology Psychophysiology Reaction Time - physiology Reference Values

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