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Vulnerability to the irrelevant speech effect in adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Pelletier, Marie-France
Hodgetts, Helen M.
Lafleur, Martin F.
Vincent, Annick
Tremblay, Sébastien
Date
2013-07-26
Type
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Sage Journals
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Objective: An ecologically valid adaptation of the irrelevant sound effect paradigm was employed to examine the relative roles of short-term memory, selective attention, and sustained attention in ADHD. Method: In all, 32 adults with ADHD and 32 control participants completed a serial recall task in silence or while ignoring irrelevant background sound. Results: Serial recall performance in adults with ADHD was reduced relative to controls in both conditions. The degree of interference due to irrelevant sound was greater for adults with ADHD. Furthermore, a positive correlation was observed between task performance under conditions of irrelevant sound and the extent of attentional problems reported by patients on a clinical symptom scale. Conclusion: The results demonstrate that adults with ADHD exhibit impaired short-term memory and a low resistance to distraction; however, their capacity for sustained attention is preserved as the impact of irrelevant sound diminished over the course of the task.
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Journal of Attention Disorders
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http://hdl.handle.net/10369/7997
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087054713492563
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This article was published in Journal of Attention Disorders on26 July 2013 (online) and is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087054713492563. The author's post print is made available in this repository.
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