Do attention deficits influence IQ assessment in children and adolescents with ADHD?

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Do attention deficits influence IQ assessment in children and adolescents with ADHD? / Jepsen, Jens Richardt M; Fagerlund, Birgitte; Mortensen, Erik Lykke.

In: Journal of Attention Disorders, Vol. 12, No. 6, 2009, p. 551-62.

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Jepsen, JRM, Fagerlund, B & Mortensen, EL 2009, 'Do attention deficits influence IQ assessment in children and adolescents with ADHD?', Journal of Attention Disorders, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 551-62. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054708322996

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Jepsen, J. R. M., Fagerlund, B., & Mortensen, E. L. (2009). Do attention deficits influence IQ assessment in children and adolescents with ADHD? Journal of Attention Disorders, 12(6), 551-62. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054708322996

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Jepsen JRM, Fagerlund B, Mortensen EL. Do attention deficits influence IQ assessment in children and adolescents with ADHD? Journal of Attention Disorders. 2009;12(6):551-62. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054708322996

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Jepsen, Jens Richardt M ; Fagerlund, Birgitte ; Mortensen, Erik Lykke. / Do attention deficits influence IQ assessment in children and adolescents with ADHD?. In: Journal of Attention Disorders. 2009 ; Vol. 12, No. 6. pp. 551-62.

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title = "Do attention deficits influence IQ assessment in children and adolescents with ADHD?",
abstract = "OBJECTIVE: To characterize the relationship between IQ and attention deficits in children with ADHD and to estimate the inattention-related mean influence on IQ when children are tested before stimulant drug treatment has been initiated. METHOD: Studies of various methodologies are reviewed. RESULTS: Correlation studies show mostly weak associations between IQ scores and attention deficits. Meta-analyses report the average short-term stimulant treatment effect on IQ in children with ADHD to be 2 to 7 IQ points. CONCLUSION: The associations between IQ and attention deficits in ADHD are generally modest, with the mean influence on IQ probably amounting to 2 to 5 IQ points. This may serve as a benchmark when clinicians interpret the validity of IQ in this clinical population.",
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N2 - OBJECTIVE: To characterize the relationship between IQ and attention deficits in children with ADHD and to estimate the inattention-related mean influence on IQ when children are tested before stimulant drug treatment has been initiated. METHOD: Studies of various methodologies are reviewed. RESULTS: Correlation studies show mostly weak associations between IQ scores and attention deficits. Meta-analyses report the average short-term stimulant treatment effect on IQ in children with ADHD to be 2 to 7 IQ points. CONCLUSION: The associations between IQ and attention deficits in ADHD are generally modest, with the mean influence on IQ probably amounting to 2 to 5 IQ points. This may serve as a benchmark when clinicians interpret the validity of IQ in this clinical population.

AB - OBJECTIVE: To characterize the relationship between IQ and attention deficits in children with ADHD and to estimate the inattention-related mean influence on IQ when children are tested before stimulant drug treatment has been initiated. METHOD: Studies of various methodologies are reviewed. RESULTS: Correlation studies show mostly weak associations between IQ scores and attention deficits. Meta-analyses report the average short-term stimulant treatment effect on IQ in children with ADHD to be 2 to 7 IQ points. CONCLUSION: The associations between IQ and attention deficits in ADHD are generally modest, with the mean influence on IQ probably amounting to 2 to 5 IQ points. This may serve as a benchmark when clinicians interpret the validity of IQ in this clinical population.

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