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Mühlberger, Andreas ; Jekel, K. ; Probst, Thomas ; Schecklmann, Martin ; ; ; ; ;

The Influence of Methylphenidate on Hyperactivity and Attention Deficits in Children With ADHD. A Virtual Classroom Test

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Date of publication of this fulltext: 09 May 2017 07:55
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.35630


Abstract

Objective: This study compares the performance in a continuous performance test within a virtual reality classroom (CPT-VRC) between medicated children with ADHD, unmedicated children with ADHD, and healthy children. Method: N = 94 children with ADHD (n = 26 of them received methylphenidate and n = 68 were unmedicated) and n = 34 healthy children performed the CPT-VRC. Omission errors, reaction ...

Objective: This study compares the performance in a continuous performance test within a virtual reality classroom (CPT-VRC) between medicated children with ADHD, unmedicated children with ADHD, and healthy children. Method: N = 94 children with ADHD (n = 26 of them received methylphenidate and n = 68 were unmedicated) and n = 34 healthy children performed the CPT-VRC. Omission errors, reaction time/variability, commission errors, and body movements were assessed. Furthermore, ADHD questionnaires were administered and compared with the CPT-VRC measures. Results: The unmedicated ADHD group exhibited more omission errors and showed slower reaction times than the healthy group. Reaction time variability was higher in the unmedicated ADHD group compared with both the healthy and the medicated ADHD group. Omission errors and reaction time variability were associated with inattentiveness ratings of experimenters. Head movements were correlated with hyperactivity ratings of parents and experimenters. Conclusion: Virtual reality is a promising technology to assess ADHD symptoms in an ecologically valid environment.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleJournal of Attention Disorders
Publisher:SAGE Publications
Place of Publication:THOUSAND OAKS
Date2016
InstitutionsMedicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie
Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie - Lehrstuhl für Psychologie VIII - Prof. Dr. Andreas Mühlberger
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10.1177/1087054716647480DOI
KeywordsCONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE-TEST; DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; REALITY; VALIDITY; INHIBITION; TIME; IMPULSIVENESS; VARIABILITY; DIAGNOSIS; TASK; ADHD; continuous performance test; virtual reality classroom; methylphenidate
Dewey Decimal Classification100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology
600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-356303
Item ID35630

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