Association of the Comprehensive Attention Test and the Korean Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition in Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Author:
Min-Su JANG
1
;
Sang-Keun CHUNG
;
Jong-Chul YANG
;
Jong-Il PARK
;
Joo-Han KWON
;
Tae-Won PARK
Author Information
- Publication Type:ORIGINAL ARTICLE
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2023;34(3):181-187
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Objectives:This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the Comprehensive Attention Test, Korean-Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Rating Scale-IV scores in children and adolescents with ADHD.
Methods:Fifty-five children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD and not taking psychiatric medications were included in this retrospective study. A correlation analysis was performed.
Results:Although simple visual and auditory selective attention have diagnostic value in traditional continuous performance tests, this study revealed that inhibition-sustained attention and interference-selective attention are also effective in evaluating ADHD. Furthermore, the correlation between the attention and intelligence test scores varied depending on the use of visual or auditory stimuli.
Conclusion:The findings of this study contribute to clarifying our understanding of the cognitive characteristics of children and adolescents with ADHD and can be used in future research.
