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Relations Between Continuous Performance Test Performance Measures and ADHD Behaviors
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The Conners' Continuous Performance Test (CPT) is a neuropsychological task that has repeatedly been shown to differentiate ADHD from normal groups. Several variables may be derived from the Conners' CPT including errors of omission and commission, mean hit reaction time(RT), mean hit RT standard error, d', and beta. What each CPT parameter actually assesses has largely been based upon clinical assumptions and the face validity of each measure (e.g., omission errors measure inattention, commission errors measure impulsivity). This study attempts to examine relations between various CPT variables and phenotypic behaviors so as to better understand the various CPT variables. An epidemiological sample of 817 children was administered the Conners' CPT. Diagnostic interviews were conducted with parents to determine ADHD symptom profiles for all children. Children diagnosed with ADHD had more variable RTs, made more errors of commission and omission, and demonstrated poorer perceptual sensitivity than nondiagnosed children. Regarding specific symptoms, generalized estimating equations (GEE) and ANCOVAs were conducted to determine specific relationships between the 18 DSM-IV ADHD symptoms and 6 CPT parameters. CPT performance measures demonstrated significant relationships to ADHD symptoms but did not demonstrate symptom domain specificity according to a priori assumptions. Overall performance on the two signal detection measures, d' and beta, was highly related to all ADHD symptoms across symptom domains. Further, increased variability in RTs over time was related to most ADHD symptoms. Finally, it appears that at least 1 CPT variable, mean hit RT, is minimally related to ADHD symptoms as a whole, but does demonstrate some specificity in its link with symptoms of hyperactivity.
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“In a study examining whether RTV was specifically correlated with individual ADHD symptoms (e.g., short attention span), significant relations were observed between RTV and all 18 ADHD symptoms, suggesting no specificity between RTVand specific ADHD behaviors [55].”
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“sustained attention abilities predict objective and subjective reports of classroom behavior (Brocki, Tillman, & Bohlin, 2010; Epstein et al., 2003; Rapport et al., 1987), academic performance (Molina et al., 2009; Rapport et al., 1994), special education placement, and comorbid learning disabilities (Faraone et al., 1993).”
From Improving Outcomes for Youth with ADHD: A Conceptual Framework for Combined Neurocognitive and Skill-Based Treatment Approaches (2014) · cites this paper as Epstein et al., 2003
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“Epstein and colleagues (Epstein et al., 2003) reported variability in d’, lnβ, and RT to be strongly associated across multiple ADHD symptom domains.”
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“This a common observation (Epstein et al., 2003) and will not be commented on further.”
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“…might profit from using one of the brief computerized tests that has been found to be useful in assessing ADHD in neuropsy chological settings and other epidemiological studies (Conners et al., 2003; Epstein et al., 2003), although this would be more useful in assessing active than remitted cases.”
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“Previous report of a negative correlation between commission error rate and reaction time (Epstein et al., 2003) is also in line with our data.”
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“Many CPT performance, particularly two signal detection measures of d’ and beta, demonstrated correlation with ADHD behaviors (Epstein et al., 2003).”
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“…Etefia, & Marks, 2004; Walker, Shores, Trollor, Lee, & Sachdev, 2000), administered the CPT in isolation (Conners, Epstein, Angold, & Klaric, 2003; Epstein et al., 2003; Levy & Hobbes, 1997; Lindsay, Tomazic, Levine, & Accardo, 2001), or varied the order of the tests to randomize ‘‘carryover…”
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The efficacy of Ritalin in ADHD children under neurofeedback training
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Pearson, D. A., Santos, C. W., Aman, M. G., Arnold, L. E., Lane, D. M., Loveland, K. A., Mansour, R., Ward, A. R., Casat, C. D., Jerger, S. W., et al. (2020) · Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1089/cap.2020.0004 · Cited by 20
“The CPT differentiates children with and without ADHD in the general pediatric population (e.g., Sykes et al. 1971; Riccio et al. 2001; Epstein et al. 2003), as well as children with and without ADHD who have intellectual disabilities (Aman et al.”
BackgroundImproved Attentional Performance Following Citicoline Administration in Healthy Adult Women
McGlade, E., Locatelli, A. E., Hardy, J., Kamiya, T., Morita, M., Morishita, K., SUGIMURA, Y., & Yurgelun-Todd, D. A. (2012) · Food and Nutrition Sciences · doi:10.4236/fns.2012.36103 · Cited by 19
“been shown to be a reliable measure for sustained and selective attention [21,22].”
BackgroundExecutive Function/Cognitive Training for Children with ADHD: Do Results Warrant the Hype and Cost?
Orban, S. A., Rapport, M. D., Friedman, L. M., & Kofler, M. J. (2014) · The ADHD Report · doi:10.1521/adhd.2014.22.8.8 · Cited by 22
“…with ADHD demonstrate vigilance/ sustained attention deficits; however, performance on vigilance/sustained attention tasks is correlated weakly to moderately with parent and teacher ratings of core ADHD symptoms (Epstein et al., 2003) and objectively observed classroom attention (Barkley, 1991).”
BackgroundLucke, I. M., Lin, C., Conteh, F., Federline, A., Sung, H., Specht, M. W., & Grados, M. A. (2014) · CNS Spectrums · doi:10.1017/s1092852914000467 · Cited by 19
“In a study that focused on RT variability in children with ADHD, affected children had greater RTvariability than controls across several tests of attention and inhibitory control (child attentional network task, go/no-go task, stop signal task, N-back task).(65) Similarly, another study in 57 children with ADHD vs.”
ResultSiritzky, E. M., Cox, P., Nadler, S. M., Grady, J. N., Kravitz, D. J., & Mitroff, S. R. (2023) · Cognitive Research Principles and Implications · doi:10.1186/s41235-023-00520-y · Cited by 20
“…has some merit given that lab-based tasks can actually be quite similar in nature to clinical tasks used to diagnose ADHD (e.g., continuous performance tests) due to their exacerbation of participants’ ability to sustain attention and inhibit responses (Baggio et al., 2020; Epstein et al., 2003).”
BackgroundRaz, S., Koren, A., Dan, O., & Levin, C. (2016) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1111/nyas.13103 · Cited by 18
Reliability and Validity of the Online Continuous Performance Test Among Children
Bart, O., Raz, S., & Dan, O. (2014) · Assessment · doi:10.1177/1073191114530777 · Cited by 18
“Different versions of CPTs have shown greater response time variability and higher frequencies of omission and commission errors in patients with ADHD, as compared with healthy controls (Conners, 2004; Epstein et al., 2003; Klein, Wendling, Huettner, Ruder, & Peper, 2006).”
BackgroundGong, J., Xie, J., Gui, C., Zhang, Y., & Wang, S. (2015) · Psychiatry Research · doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2015.04.017 · Cited by 18
“, 2007), and repetitive motor impairment (Epstein et al., 2003; Dickstein et al., 2005) in cases of ADHD.”
BackgroundRelationship between intraindividual auditory and visual attention in children with ADHD
Lin, H., Chang, W., Hsieh, H.-C., Yu, W.-H., & Lee, P. (2020) · Research in Developmental Disabilities · doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103808 · Cited by 17
Frequency of Attention Deficit in First-Episode Schizophrenia Compared to ADHD
Egeland, J. (2010) · Applied Neuropsychology · doi:10.1080/09084280903297859 · Cited by 17
“Several studies have, however, indicated that attention tests are not sufficiently sensitive to the attention problems evident in everyday functioning (Epstein et al., 2003; McGee, Clark, & Symons, 2000; Øie & Rund, 1999; Solanto, Etefia, & Marks, 2004).”
BackgroundSex Differences in Dimensions of Impulsivity in a Non-Clinical Sample
Lage, G. M., Albuquerque, M. R., Fuentes, D., Corrêa, H., & Malloy‐Diniz, L. F. (2013) · Perceptual and Motor Skills · doi:10.2466/15.19.pms.117x18z2 · Cited by 18
Leppma, M., Long, D., Smith, M. L., & Lassiter, C. (2017) · Applied Neuropsychology Adult · doi:10.1080/23279095.2016.1277723 · Cited by 17
“CPTs are computerized tests that have been shown to help in differentiating between ADHD and non-ADHD groups (Epstein et al., 2003).”
BackgroundSlobodin, O., Blankers, M., Kapitány‐Fövény, M., Kaye, S. S., Berger, I., Johnson, B., Demetrovics, Z., van den Brink, W., & van de Glind, G. (2020) · European Addiction Research · doi:10.1159/000506334 · Cited by 18
Continuous Performance Testing in the Differential Diagnosis of ADHD
Homack, S. R., & Reynolds, C. R. (2005) · The ADHD Report · doi:10.1521/adhd.2005.13.5.5 · Cited by 17
Kim, J. W., Lee, J., Kim, H.-J., Lee, Y. S., & Min, K. J. (2015) · Neuroscience Letters · doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2015.01.068 · Cited by 16
“In the diagnosis of ADHD, the continuous performance task (CPT) has been recognized as a valuable tool that is capable of discriminating children with ADHD from normally developing peers [11,16,19,49].”
Son, H. M., Calub, C. A., Fan, B., Dixon, J. F., Rezaei, S., Borden, J., Schweitzer, J. B., & Liu, X. (2024) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1394096 · Cited by 20
Neuronal codes for the inhibitory control of impulsive actions in the rat infralimbic cortex
Tsutsui‐Kimura, I., Ohmura, Y., Izumi, T., Matsushima, T., Amita, H., Yamaguchi, T., Yoshida, T., & Yoshioka, M. (2015) · Behavioural Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2015.08.025 · Cited by 16
Slobodin, O. (2020) · European Addiction Research · doi:10.1159/000508041 · Cited by 16
Road-Crossing Behavior in Complex Traffic Situations: A Comparison of Children With and Without ADHD
Tabibi, Z., Schwebel, D. C., & Zolfaghari, H. (2021) · Child Psychiatry & Human Development · doi:10.1007/s10578-021-01200-y · Cited by 19
Allan, D. M., & Lonigan, C. J. (2014) · Psychological Assessment · doi:10.1037/pas0000054 · Cited by 16
la Torre, G. G. D., Martin, A., Cervantes, E., Bozal, R. G., & Navas, J. M. M. (2016) · Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology · doi:10.1080/13803395.2016.1249828 · Cited by 16
“Several studies report high error rates (Losier, McGrath, & Klein, 1996; Miranda et al., 2012) and reaction time variability in ADHD children (Epstein et al., 2003; Tamm et al., 2012).”
BackgroundMethodSilberstein, R. B., Lévy, F., Pipingas, A., & Farrow, M. (2017) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.03.022 · Cited by 16
Embedding values: how science and society jointly valence a concept—the case of ADHD
Hawthorne, S. C. C. (2010) · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.shpsc.2009.12.005 · Cited by 17
Barrilleaux, K., & Advokat, C. D. (2008) · Journal of Attention Disorders · doi:10.1177/1087054708314604 · Cited by 16
“The CPT has been found to be a reliable measure for assessing inattention and impulsivity, it is resistant to practice effects (Halperin, Sharma, Greenblatt, & Schwartz, 1991), and unmedicated children with ADHD have been shown to make more errors on the task than those without ADHD (Epstein et al., 2003).”
BackgroundBourel‐Ponchel, E., Querné, L., Moing, A. G. L., Delignières, A., de Broca, A., & Berquin, P. C. (2010) · European Journal of Paediatric Neurology · doi:10.1016/j.ejpn.2010.08.008 · Cited by 14
McDermott, A. F., Rose, M. C., Norris, T. W., & Gordon, E. (2016) · Journal of Attention Disorders · doi:10.1177/1087054715623044 · Cited by 21
“Given the complexity of that relationship, it appears advisable to not focus training on only one skill, but rather train a set of skills that children with ADHD struggle to use effectively (Castellanos, Sonuga-Barke, Milham, & Tannock, 2006; Epstein et al., 2003; Jonsdottir, Bouma, Sergeant, & Scherder, 2006; Rapport…”
BackgroundResultInfluentialMethylphenidate significantly improves neurocognitive impairments in children with ADHD
İzmir, S. B. İ., İpçi, M., & Ercan, E. S. (2022) · Psychiatry Research · doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114492 · Cited by 17
Wang, L., Chen, C., & Huang, Y. (2015) · Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1089/cap.2014.0175 · Cited by 15
“Neuro-psychological functioning is not necessarily correlated with every domain of clinical ADHD symptoms (Epstein et al. 2003).”
Wang, L., Chen, C., & Huang, Y. (2015) · Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1089/cap.2014.0015 · Cited by 15
“However, whether neuropsychological tests could serve as a reliable screening diagnostic tool for ADHD remains controversial (Epstein et al. 2003; Pineda et al. 2007).”
A Combination of Impulsivity Subdomains Predict Alcohol Intoxication Frequency
O’Halloran, L., Pennie, B., Jollans, L., Kiiski, H. S. M., Vahey, N. A., Rai, L. A., Bradley, L., Lalor, R., & Whelan, R. (2018) · Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research · doi:10.1111/acer.13779 · Cited by 17
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“…and systematic reviews have demonstrated the utility of continuous performance tests (CPTs) to differentiate children and adults with ADHD from those with other diagnoses and from healthy controls (Epstein et al., 2003; Frazier et al., 2004; Hall et al., 2016; Losier et al., 1996; Slobodin, 2020).”
BackgroundFilippetti, V. A., Krumm, G., & Raimondi, W. (2019) · Applied Neuropsychology Child · doi:10.1080/21622965.2019.1570198 · Cited by 14
“This assessment enables to discriminate between children with ADHD and TD children (Nichols & Waschbusch, 2004) and to predict the presence of ADHD symptomatology (Epstein et al., 2003).”
BackgroundKrivitzky, L. S., Bosenbark, D. D., Ichord, R., Jastrzab, L. E., & Billinghurst, L. L. (2019) · Child Neuropsychology · doi:10.1080/09297049.2019.1588957 · Cited by 14
“, 2009; Raggio, Rhodes, & Whitten, 1999) while some studies have shown that parent ratings have a significant relationship with CPT variables (Epstein et al., 2003; Raggio et al., 1999).”
Norling, J. C., Sibthorp, J., Suchy, Y., Hannon, J. C., & Ruddell, E. J. (2010) · Journal of Leisure Research · doi:10.1080/00222216.2010.11950198 · Cited by 14
Tandon, M., Si, X., Belden, A. C., & Luby, J. L. (2009) · Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1089/cap.2008.048 · Cited by 14
“However, similar to findings from the current study, several of these investigations in school-aged children also found that these errors were nonspecific across symptom domains (Barkley 1991; Chhabildas et al. 2001; Epstein et al. 2003).”
Metadata
- Authors
- Epstein, J. N., Erkanli, A., Conners, C. K., Klaric, J., Costello, J. E., & Angold, A.
- Affiliations
- Duke University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Epstein, Jeffery N.
- ORCID
- Epstein, Jeffery N.
- Venue
- Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
- Published
- 2003-10
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 543-554
- ISSN
- 0091-0627 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2835
- OpenAlex
- W1539412734
- Cited by
- 520
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 27 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 31 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 34 · 2015: 35 · 2014: 42 · 2013: 28 · 2012: 35
- FWCI
- 5.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Keywords
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Conners' Continuous Performance Test, inattention, impulsivity, hyperactivity, reaction time variability, omission errors, commission errors, perceptual sensitivity, children
- MeSH terms
- Algorithms, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Humans, Neuropsychological Tests, Reaction Time, Severity of Illness Index, Reproducibility of Results, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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