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Inattention/overactivity following early severe institutional deprivation: presentation and associations in early adolescence.
Journal of abnormal child psychology - 1 Apr 2008
Stevens Suzanne E, Sonuga-Barke Edmund J S, Kreppner Jana M, Beckett Celia, Castle Jenny, Colvert Emma, Groothues Christine, Hawkins Amanda, Rutter Michael
Abstract excerpt
The current study examined the persistence and phenotypic presentation of inattention/overactivity (I/O) into early adolescence, in a sample of institution reared (IR) children adopted from Romania before the age of 43 months. Total sample comprised 144 IR and 21 non-IR Romanian adoptees, and a comparison group of 52 within-UK adoptees, assessed at ages 6 and 11 years. I/O was rated using Rutter Scales completed...
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