Goal management training improves executive control in adults with ADHD: an open trial employing attention network theory to examine effects on attention.
BMC Psychol
; 10(1): 207, 2022 Aug 26.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) typically experience poorer attentional control. According to the attention network theory, attentional control relies on three interacting networks of alerting, orienting, and executive control. In ADHD, it is mainly the alerting and executive control networks that are suggested and found to be compromised.METHODS:
In the current study, we investigated if a group-based metacognitive remediation program (Goal Management Training [GMT]) in adults with ADHD would enhance attentional control using an experimental measure of the attention network theory. We expected that GMT would specifically enhance the executive control and alerting networks.RESULTS:
Data from post- and follow up-assessments of 21 adults (age 39.05 [11.93]) with ADHD who had completed GMT were included. Linear mixed-effects modeling revealed significant improvements in the functioning of the executive control network for the majority of the participants, although a small subset of participants showed a negative development following the intervention. Results also showed an improvement in the orienting network at follow up, but no change in the alerting network.CONCLUSION:
The results may indicate that improvements in the functioning of the executive control network are central to the positive effects of GMT reported in disorders characterized by impaired attentional control. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was retrospectively registered in the ISRCTN (Identifier ISRCTN91988877) on the 18/01/2021.Key words
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
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Cognition Disorders
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
BMC Psychol
Year:
2022
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Article
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