Psychiatry Research
Volume 169, Issue 2 , Pages 144-148 , 30 September 2009

The effect of ADHD symptoms on performance monitoring in a non-clinical population

  • Martin J. Herrmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
    • Department of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Genomic Imaging, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Füchsleinstr. 15, 97080 Würzburg, Germany. Tel.: +49 931 20176650; fax: +49 931 20177550
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  • Claudia Saathoff

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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  • Theresa J. Schreppel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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  • Ann-Christine Ehlis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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  • Peter Scheuerpflug

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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  • Paul Pauli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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  • Andreas J. Fallgatter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

Received 17 October 2006 ,Revised 15 November 2007 ,Accepted 12 June 2008.

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PII: S0165-1781(08)00182-0

doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.06.015

Psychiatry Research
Volume 169, Issue 2 , Pages 144-148 , 30 September 2009

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