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delay of reinforcement gradients and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd): the challenges of moving from causal theories to causal models

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2005

david r. coghill
Affiliation:
division of pathology and neuroscience (psychiatry), ninewell's hospital and medical school, university of dundee, dundee, dd1 4hn, scotland, united kingdomdavid.coghill@tpct.scot.nhs.uk

Abstract

notwithstanding the many strengths of the dynamic developmental theory, there remain challenges to be overcome before it can be incorporated into a true causal model of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd). these include the development of reliable measures of reinforcement delay gradients, the validation of shortened reinforcement delay as an endophenotype, and the integration of this pathway with other potential pathways.

Type
open peer commentary
Copyright
© 2005 cambridge university press

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