Adverse Effects of Heavy Prenatal Maternal Smoking on Attentional Control in Children with ADHD

Autor/inn/en	Motlagh, Maria G.; Sukhodolsky, Denis G.; Landeros-Weisenberger, Angeli; Katsovich, Liliya; Thompson, Nancy; Scahill, Lawrence; King, Robert A.; Peterson, Bradley S.; Schultz, Robert T.; Leckman, James F.
Titel	Adverse Effects of Heavy Prenatal Maternal Smoking on Attentional Control in Children with ADHD
Quelle	In: Journal of Attention Disorders, 15 (2011) 7, S.593-603 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-0547
DOI	10.1177/1087054710374576
Schlagwörter	Reaction Time; Smoking; Performance Tests; Pregnancy; At Risk Persons; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Parent Influence; Mothers; Attention Span; Self Control; Children; Stress Variables; Neurological Impairments; Psychomotor Skills; Inhibition; Visual Perception; Adolescents; Continuous Performance Test; Beery Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration; Stroop Color Word Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Reaktionsvermögen; Rauchen; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsermittlung; Leistungsmessung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Schwangerschaft; Risikogruppe; Mother; Mutter; Selbstbeherrschung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Hemmung; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher
Abstract	Objective: Exposure to heavy maternal cigarette smoking in pregnancy and severe maternal psychosocial stress during pregnancy appear to be important risk factors for the development of ADHD. This study aimed to determine whether these perinatal risk factors were associated with neuropsychological deficits commonly seen in ADHD. Method: We examined the effect of these two risk factors on measures of attentional control, motor inhibition, visual-motor integration, and fine motor coordination in a group of 81 children with ADHD, aged from 8 to 18 years. The neuropsychological battery included the Connors' Continuous Performance Test (CPT), the Stroop Color-Word Interference Test, the Beery Visual-Motor Integration Test, and the Purdue Pegboard Test. Results: Heavy maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with slower reaction times (p less than 0.002), and reaction time variability (p less than 0.007) on the CPT. Conclusions: This study suggests a persistent negative effect of heavy prenatal maternal smoking on attentional control in children with ADHD. Future studies should examine the neurobiological basis and determine the degree to which inherited genetic susceptibility factors contribute to this finding. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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