The Differences of Psychopathology and Executive Functions According to Intelligence Level in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
- Author:
Eun Jin CHEON
1
;
Wan Seok SEO
;
Jong Bum LEE
;
Jin Sung KIM
;
Bon Hoon KOO
;
Chang Jin SONG
;
Hyeung Mo SUNG
;
Jun Yong BAE
;
Dai Seok BAI
Author Information
1. Simon Mental Hospital, Chilgok, Korea. annemyanne@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
ADHD;
Intelligence level;
Executive function
- MeSH:
Academic Medical Centers;
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity*;
Autistic Disorder;
Automatic Data Processing;
Behavioral Symptoms;
Child*;
Executive Function*;
Humans;
Intelligence*;
Memory, Short-Term;
Neuropsychiatry;
Outpatients;
Personality Inventory;
Pliability;
Psychopathology*;
Socialization;
Thinking;
Wisconsin
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2005;44(4):511-517
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
To investigate psychopathology and executive functions of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) children according to intelligence level, this study included 197 ADHD children who visited the outpatient department of neuropsychiatry of YeungNam University Medical Center, from July 2000 to June 2002. The children were divided into groups based on their intelligence levels. They were compared by the Personality Inventory for Children (PIC), Conncers' Continuous Performence Test (CPT), and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). There were significant differences in PIC, on the subscales of verbal development, socialization and autism. In the CPT, there was no significant difference. In the WCST, there were significant differences in the total number of errors, the number of perseverative errors, the number of completed categories and the number of trials needed to complete the first category. Considering these results, the intelligence level of ADHD children is related to their disabilities and behavioral symptoms. Executive functions such as abstract thinking, categorization, working memory and flexibility had significant relationship to the intelligence levels of ADHD children. Therefore, the intelligence level of children with ADHD influences the higher executive functions of regulating attention and information processing rather than attentional functions and capacity alone.
