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The Influence of Methylphenidate on Hyperactivity and Attention Deficits in Children With ADHD. A Virtual Classroom Test
Mühlberger, Andreas, Jekel, K., Probst, Thomas
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The Influence of Methylphenidate on Hyperactivity and Attention Deficits in Children With ADHD. A Virtual Classroom Test.
Journal of Attention Disorders.
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 type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Journal of Attention Disorders | ||||
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications | ||||
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| Place of Publication: | THOUSAND OAKS | ||||
| Date | 2016 | ||||
| Institutions | Medicine > 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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| Keywords | CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE-TEST; DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; REALITY; VALIDITY; INHIBITION; TIME; IMPULSIVENESS; VARIABILITY; DIAGNOSIS; TASK; ADHD; continuous performance test; virtual reality classroom; methylphenidate | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-356303 | ||||
| Item ID | 35630 |
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