Psychiatry Research
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 183-191 , 30 December 2009

Cognitive and electroencephalographic disturbances in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and sleep problems: New insights

  • Alyssa C.P. Sawyer

      Affiliations

    • Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, Flinders University, SA, Australia
    • ,
  • C. Richard Clark

      Affiliations

    • Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, Flinders University, SA, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. School of Psychology, Flinders University, G.P.O. Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia. Tel.: +61 8 8201 2425; fax: +61 8 8201 3877.
    • ,
  • Hannah A.D. Keage

      Affiliations

    • Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, Flinders University, SA, Australia
    • ,
  • Kathryn A. Moores

      Affiliations

    • Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, Flinders University, SA, Australia
    • ,
  • Simon Clarke

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Research into Adolescents' Health, University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
    • Department of Adolescent Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
    • Meridian Clinic, Bondi Junction, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Michael R. Kohn

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Research into Adolescents' Health, University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
    • Department of Adolescent Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
    • Meridian Clinic, Bondi Junction, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Evian Gordon

      Affiliations

    • The Brain Resource International Database, Brain Resource Company, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
    • Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia

Received 28 February 2008 ,Revised 27 August 2008 ,Accepted 23 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.10.026

Psychiatry Research
Volume 170, Issue 2 , Pages 183-191 , 30 December 2009

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