The top and the bottom of ADHD: a neuropsychological perspective

Five models of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are reviewed. It is proposed that the cognitive-energetic model provides a reasonably comprehensive account of ADHD by incorporating the features of both the inhibition and delay aversion models. It is suggested that ADHD can only be acc...

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Published in:Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 2003-11, Vol.27 (7), p.583-592
Main Authors: Sergeant, Joseph A, Geurts, Hilde, Huijbregts, Stephan, Scheres, Anouk, Oosterlaan, Jaap
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - physiopathology
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology
Attention deficit disorders. Hyperactivity
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Chemistry - physiology
Child clinical studies
Delay aversion
Executive function
Higher function autism
Humans
Inhibition
Medical sciences
Mental Processes - physiology
Models, Neurological
Models, Psychological
Neural Pathways - physiopathology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reward
Selective attention
Working memory
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Summary:Five models of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are reviewed. It is proposed that the cognitive-energetic model provides a reasonably comprehensive account of ADHD by incorporating the features of both the inhibition and delay aversion models. It is suggested that ADHD can only be accounted for by an analysis at three levels: top-down control, specific cognitive processes and energetic factors. It is argued that a refined and conceptually comprehensive neuropsychological battery is needed to advance research in ADHD. A widely distributed neural network involving frontal, basal ganglia, limbic and cerebellar loci seem implicated in ADHD.
ISSN:0149-7634
1873-7528
DOI:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2003.08.004