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The Effects of Stimulant Medication on the Online Story Narrations of Children with ADHD
Psychology Faculty Publications
  • Karen J. Derefinko, University of Kentucky
  • Ursula L. Bailey, University of Kentucky
  • Richard Milich, University of Kentucky
  • Elizabeth P. Lorch, University of Kentucky
  • Elizabeth Riley, University of Kentucky
Abstract

The current study investigated the inclusion of goal-based story events in the online story narrations of children with ADHD, as compared with their peers, and explored the effect of stimulant medication on the narrations in children with ADHD. Children completed a narration task on two separate occasions. Children with ADHD (n = 17) completed one narration on medication and the other one on placebo. Results indicated that narrations of comparison children (n= 25) were significantly more likely than narrations of children with ADHD to include the story’s positive outcome, completion of the story’s overall goal, and specific attempts linked to the goal. Children with ADHD included a larger total number of clauses in their narrations when on stimulant medication than when on placebo, but medication showed no significant effects for any other variables. Results indicate that stimulant medication may not be effective at reducing goal-based story comprehension deficits in children with ADHD.

Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Disciplines
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1007/s12310-009-9017-6
Citation Information
Karen J. Derefinko, Ursula L. Bailey, Richard Milich, Elizabeth P. Lorch, et al.. "The Effects of Stimulant Medication on the Online Story Narrations of Children with ADHD" (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/richard_milich/104/