Detecting Differences between Clinical Presentations in ADHD through the Cognitive Profile Obtained from WISC-IV
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Objective: The current study explores whether WISC-IV cognitive profiles could allow to differentiate between presentations of ADHD. Method: A clinical sample of 216 subjects aged between 6 and 16 years and distributed into 2 subgroups (ADHD inattentive type group aged M = 8.5, SD = 2.4; and ADHD combined group M = 10.1, SD = 2.6) was recruited for the study. Results: Processing Speed Index mean score was significantly higher (F (1,214) = 14.7, p< .001, d = 0.52) in ADHD-Inattentive group (M = 90.7; SD = 12.1) than ADHD-Combined group (M = 97.7; SD = 14.7). Furthermore, PSI was negatively associated with
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The WISC assessment results in ADHD are characterized by higher scores in VCI and PRI, and lower scores in WMI and PSI (VCI ≈ PRI > WMI ≈ PSI).
“Therefore, the results of the scale assessment were characterized by higher scores in VCI and PRI, and lower scores in WMI and PSI (VCI ≈ PRI > WMI ≈ PSI).”
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- Authors
- Soria, I. N., Cortés, J. F., Cerván, R. L., & Mier, R. J. R. D.
- Venue
- Universal Journal of Psychology
- Published
- 2017-08
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 179-186
- ISSN
- 2332-3477 (ISSN-L)
- 2332-3485
- OpenAlex
- W2702076322
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 0.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Universal Journal of Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- RUA, Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante (Universidad de Alicante) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- 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 › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Keywords
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD inattentive type, combined type ADHD, WISC-IV, cognitive profile, processing speed, performance IQ, children and adolescents
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