Minimal Brain Dysfunction - A Prospective Study

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.

List of contents

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.

About the author

Paul L. Nichols and Ta-Chuan Chen

Product details

• Authors: Ta-Chuan Chen, Nichols Paul L.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032594538
• ISBN: 978-1-032-59453-8
• No. of pages: 346
• Series: Psychology Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, Learning, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology