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Validity of the Executive Function Theory of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Meta-Analytic Review
- E. Willcutt, A. Doyle, J. Nigg, S. Faraone, B. Pennington
- Psychology, Medicine
- Biological Psychiatry
- 1 June 2005
One of the most prominent neuropsychologic theories of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) suggests that its symptoms arise from a primary deficit in executive functions (EF), defined as… Expand
On inhibition/disinhibition in developmental psychopathology: views from cognitive and personality psychology and a working inhibition taxonomy.
- J. Nigg
- Psychology, Medicine
- Psychological bulletin
- 2000
Disinhibition is a common focus in psychopathology research. However, use of inhibition models often is piecemeal, lacking an overarching taxonomy of inhibitory processes. The author organizes key… Expand
Temperament and developmental psychopathology.
- J. Nigg
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and…
- 1 March 2006
This review discusses conceptual issues in relating temperament to psychopathology, including the disputed relation of temperament to personality in children. A potential integrative framework is… Expand
Is ADHD a disinhibitory disorder?
- J. Nigg
- Psychology, Medicine
- Psychological bulletin
- 2001
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is widely theorized to stem from dysfunctional inhibitory processes. However, the definition of inhibition is imprecisely distinguished across… Expand
The Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange: Towards Large-Scale Evaluation of the Intrinsic Brain Architecture in Autism
- A. Di Martino, Chaogan Yan, +39 authors M. Milham
- Psychology, Medicine
- Molecular Psychiatry
- 18 June 2013
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) represent a formidable challenge for psychiatry and neuroscience because of their high prevalence, lifelong nature, complexity and substantial heterogeneity. Facing… Expand
Validity of DSM-IV attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptom dimensions and subtypes.
- E. Willcutt, J. Nigg, +7 authors B. Lahey
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of abnormal psychology
- 21 May 2012
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) specify two dimensions of inattention and… Expand
What causes ADHD? : understanding what goes wrong and why
- J. Nigg
- Psychology
- 2006
Part I: Conceptual Context. ADHD's Controversies. Defining "Disorder." Part II: How Does ADHD Work? Neural Systems. Attention and Arousal. Executive Functioning or Cognitive Control. Motivation.… Expand
Annual Research Review: On the relations among self‐regulation, self‐control, executive functioning, effortful control, cognitive control, impulsivity, risk‐taking, and inhibition for developmental…
- J. Nigg
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and…
- 1 April 2017
BACKGROUND
Self-regulation (SR) is central to developmental psychopathology, but progress has been impeded by varying terminology and meanings across fields and literatures.
METHODS
The present… Expand
Emotion dysregulation in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
- P. Shaw, A. Stringaris, J. Nigg, E. Leibenluft
- Psychology, Medicine
- The American journal of psychiatry
- 1 March 2014
Although it has long been recognized that many individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) also have difficulties with emotion regulation, no consensus has been reached on how to… Expand
Neuropsychologic Theory and Findings in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: The State of the Field and Salient Challenges for the Coming Decade
- J. Nigg
- Psychology, Medicine
- Biological Psychiatry
- 1 June 2005
The past decade has witnessed the establishment of several now well-replicated findings in the neuropsychology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which have been confirmed by… Expand