Open AccessA randomized controlled trial of central executive training (CET) versus inhibitory control training (ICT) for ADHD.
Author(s) -
Michael Kofler,
Erica L. Wells,
Leah J. Singh,
Elia F. Soto,
Lauren N. Irwin,
Nicole B Groves,
Elizabeth Chan,
Collin Miller,
Kijana P Richmond,
Christopher Schatschneider,
Christopher J. Lonigan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.582
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1939-2117
pISSN - 0022-006X
DOI - 10.1037/ccp0000550
Subject(s) - neurocognitive , psychology , working memory training , executive functions , working memory , inhibitory control , randomized controlled trial , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , extant taxon , clinical psychology , cognition , psychiatry , medicine , evolutionary biology , biology
Executive function deficits are well-established in ADHD. Unfortunately, replicated evidence indicates that executive function training for ADHD has been largely unsuccessful. We hypothesized that this may reflect insufficient targeting, such that extant protocols do not sufficiently and specifically target the neurocognitive systems associated with phenotypic ADHD behaviors/impairments.