Social cognition in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Conditions
- 10009841hyperkinetic syndrom with attentional disturbances
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON36324
- Lead Sponsor
- Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Inclusion criteria for patients diagnosed with ADHD off medication:
- Adults diagnosed with ADHD according to DSM-IV-TR
- Age of 18 years or older
- Able to provide written informed consent;Inclusion criteria for patients diagnosed with ADHD on medication:
- Adults diagnosed with ADHD according to DSM-IV-TR
- Age of 18 years or older
- Medicated with MPH as described by the psychiatry of the UMCG on an optimal dose.
- Able to provide written informed consent
Exclusion criteria for patients diagnosed with ADHD on and off medication:
- Currently substance dependency
- Severe psychiatric disorder or disease (e.g. psychosis, autisme, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder)
- Treatment with other psychotropic medicine
- Any cerebral neurological diseases
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Performance on social cognition tasks of patients with ADHD is compared to the<br /><br>performance of healthy participants. The performance on social cognition tasks<br /><br>of ADHD patients on methylphenidate medication is compared to ADHD patients<br /><br>without treatment of methylphenidate.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>there is no</p><br>