@article{ref1,
title="Executive functioning in children with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent trauma",
year="2015",
author="Macdonald, Helen Z. and Ellis, B. Heidi and Pulsifer, Margaret B. and Lyons, Michael",
volume="8",
number="1",
pages="1-11",
abstract="Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms have been preliminarily associated with specific areas of neuropsychological functioning impairments in children; however, the relationship between PTSD symptoms and executive functioning in children is not yet well-understood. This study examined PTSD symptoms and executive functioning in a low socioeconomic status (SES), urban dwelling, ethnic minority sample of 55 children aged 8 to 16. Participants completed interviews, self-report measures, and a neuropsychological test battery assessing intellectual functioning, executive functioning, and PTSD symptoms. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that PTSD symptoms were negatively associated with one dimension of executive functioning after controlling for the effects of SES, intelligence, and prenatal alcohol exposure. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that impairment in executive functioning may be a correlate of PTSD symptoms in some children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1936-1521",
doi="10.1007/s40653-015-0037-0",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40653-015-0037-0"
}