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The Clinical Utility of a Timed Visual copy task for Assessment of Adult ADHD

Hansson, Amelia LU and Kennberg, Joakim LU (2023) PSPR14 20231
Department of Psychology
Abstract
ADHD is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that is defined by a pattern of hyperactivity and/or inattention that negatively affects an individual’s ability to function in everyday life. There are a multitude of challenges in correctly diagnosing ADHD. Symptoms are primarily behavior based and there are not any good biomarkers that can be used to help clinicians to diagnose the disorder correctly. Past research has primarily focused on the prefrontal cortex involvement in the disorder, but more evidence of the cerebellum’s involvement in the disorder is emerging. The cerebellum has been identified to play an important role in visuospatial abilities and sensorimotor integration. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether those... (More)
ADHD is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that is defined by a pattern of hyperactivity and/or inattention that negatively affects an individual’s ability to function in everyday life. There are a multitude of challenges in correctly diagnosing ADHD. Symptoms are primarily behavior based and there are not any good biomarkers that can be used to help clinicians to diagnose the disorder correctly. Past research has primarily focused on the prefrontal cortex involvement in the disorder, but more evidence of the cerebellum’s involvement in the disorder is emerging. The cerebellum has been identified to play an important role in visuospatial abilities and sensorimotor integration. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether those with ADHD will perform differently than controls on neuropsychological tests that are connected to visuospatial and visuomotor functions. The copy task from the WMS-III subtest Visual Reproduction II was used to assess the participants' Completion time and Raw score. The ADHD participants performed worse regarding Raw score with less difference regarding Completion time. High classification rate was found for Raw score and non-significant results for the accuracy of Completion time. (Less)
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author
Hansson, Amelia LU and Kennberg, Joakim LU
supervisor
organization
course
PSPR14 20231
year
type
H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
ADHD, adult, neuropsychological assessment, visuospatial abilities, processing speed
language
English
id
9120551
date added to LUP
2023-06-08 08:56:05
date last changed
2023-06-08 08:56:05
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  abstract     = {{ADHD is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that is defined by a pattern of hyperactivity and/or inattention that negatively affects an individual’s ability to function in everyday life. There are a multitude of challenges in correctly diagnosing ADHD. Symptoms are primarily behavior based and there are not any good biomarkers that can be used to help clinicians to diagnose the disorder correctly. Past research has primarily focused on the prefrontal cortex involvement in the disorder, but more evidence of the cerebellum’s involvement in the disorder is emerging. The cerebellum has been identified to play an important role in visuospatial abilities and sensorimotor integration. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether those with ADHD will perform differently than controls on neuropsychological tests that are connected to visuospatial and visuomotor functions. The copy task from the WMS-III subtest Visual Reproduction II was used to assess the participants' Completion time and Raw score. The ADHD participants performed worse regarding Raw score with less difference regarding Completion time. High classification rate was found for Raw score and non-significant results for the accuracy of Completion time.}},
  author       = {{Hansson, Amelia and Kennberg, Joakim}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Clinical Utility of a Timed Visual copy task for Assessment of Adult ADHD}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}