Foco, atenção sustentada e vigilância: dimensões atencionais afetadas em adolescentes com TDAH

Objectives: This study performed a statistical analysis comparing adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and a control group in the Conners’ Continuous Performance Test (CCPT) 5 factor model, proposed by Egeland and Kovalick-Gran (2010a). Methods: The clinical group was composed by 28 participants with ADHD (17 male). The adolescents were divided in two groups regarding their ADHD subtype, inattentive or combined. Results: The ADHD group had significantly lower scores on almost all CCPT. The 5 factors model, showed that both ADHD groups exhibited poorer results in three factors: focused attention, sustained attention and vigilance. The ADHD subtypes did not differ in any of the 5 factors. Conclusions: The five factor analysis showed a good sensibility and better comprehension of ADHD symptoms; however it showed no specificity to differentiate the combined and inattentive subtypes.