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Association of the Comprehensive Attention Test and the Korean Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition in Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

  • Min-Su Jang (Department of Psychiatry, Jeonbuk National University Hospital) ;
  • Sang-Keun Chung (Department of Psychiatry, Jeonbuk National University Hospital) ;
  • Jong-Chul Yang (Department of Psychiatry, Jeonbuk National University Hospital) ;
  • Jong-Il Park (Department of Psychiatry, Jeonbuk National University Hospital) ;
  • Joo-Han Kwon (Department of Psychiatry, Jeonbuk National University Hospital) ;
  • Tae-Won Park (Department of Psychiatry, Jeonbuk National University Hospital)
  • Received : 2023.04.08
  • Accepted : 2023.06.13
  • Published : 2023.07.01
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the Comprehensive Attention Test, Korean-Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Rating Scale-IV scores in children and adolescents with ADHD. Methods: Fifty-five children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD and not taking psychiatric medications were included in this retrospective study. A correlation analysis was performed. Results: Although simple visual and auditory selective attention have diagnostic value in traditional continuous performance tests, this study revealed that inhibition-sustained attention and interference-selective attention are also effective in evaluating ADHD. Furthermore, the correlation between the attention and intelligence test scores varied depending on the use of visual or auditory stimuli. Conclusion: The findings of this study contribute to clarifying our understanding of the cognitive characteristics of children and adolescents with ADHD and can be used in future research.

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