Minimal Brain Dysfunction

ISBN-13: 9781032594378 / Twarda / 2023 / 346 str.

Ta-Chuan Chen

Opis

Originally published in 1981, this title was one of a series of volumes dealing with specific developmental problems in children. In this volume, relationships between symptoms of minimal brain dysfunction (a previous term for ADHD) and prenatal and postnatal variables are examined in a cohort of 7-year-old children.

Spis treści

Foreword.  Preface.  1. Introduction  2. Minimal Brain Dysfunction Literature Review  3. The Collaborative Perinatal Project (NCPP) and Study Cohort  4. MBD Symptoms Among NCPP Children  5. Characteristics of Affected Groups  6. Associations with Antecedent Variables  7. Demographic and Maternal Characteristics  8. Pregnancy and Delivery Complications  9. The Neonatal and Infancy Periods  10. Preschool Characteristics  11. Concomitant and Medical History Variables  12. The Prediction of MBD Symptoms  13. Familial Associations  14. Supplementary Analyses  15. Overview.  Appendix 1: The Socioeconomic Status of the NCPP Population.  Appendix 2: Definitions of Individual Outcome Variables.  Appendix 3: Descriptive Statistics for Independent Variables.  Appendix 4: Statistical Procedure for Combining Institutional Data.  References.  Author Index.  Subject Index.

O autorze

Paul L. Nichols and Ta-Chuan Chen