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Performance of Children with ADHD on the Rey‐Osterrieth Complex Figure: A Pilot Neuropsychological Study
Author(s) -
Seidman Larry J.,
Benedict Kenneth B.,
Biederman Joseph,
Bernstein Jane H.,
Seiverd Kari,
Milberger Sharon,
Norman Dennis,
Mick Eric,
Faraone Stephen V.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1995.tb01675.x
Subject(s) - psychology , comorbidity , neuropsychology , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , psychiatry , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , cognition
This study evaluates the performance of boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on the Rey‐Osterrieth Complex Figure (ROCF) taking into consideration familiality and comorbid psychiatric and learning disorders (LD). Sixty‐five children with ADHD performed at developmentally lower levels of Copy Organization and Recall Style than did 45 controls. ADHD children with LD scored significantly lower on Copy Organization than did ADHD children without LD, whereas psychiatric comorbidity and familiality had no effect. These results suggest that a developmental analysis of the ROCF identifies organizational difficulties associated with ADHD and that these impairments cannot simply be attributed to comorbidities associated with ADHD.