Reduced working memory mediates the link between early institutional rearing and symptoms of ADHD at 12 years

Children who are raised in institutions show severe delays across multiple domains of development and high levels of psychopathology, including attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Low performance in executive functions (EFs) are also common in institutionally-reared children and often d...

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Main Authors: Florin Tibu, Margaret A Sheridan, Katie A McLaughlin, Charles A Nelson, Nathan A Fox, Charles H Zeanah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01850/full