Neurocognitive
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A cognitive neuroscience review of the aetiology of ADHD
A simple neurological explanation has yet to identify an aetiology and pathogenesis of the disorder. However, advancements in imaging techniques should help to give a more detailed understanding of the brain regions that are different to those without ADHD.
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 59, Issue 06, June 2018
“Can omega‐3 fatty acids improve executive functioning? Will this reduce ADHD and depression?” by Bekir B. Artukoglu and Michael H. Bloch
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Cognitive training
An introduction to cognitive training approaches, including working memory training, Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) and Attentional Bias Modification Treatment (ABMT).
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Intellectual Disabilities
Many terms have been used to describe an intellectual disability (ID) or medical conditions linked to an ID. Some terms that were originally designed to describe levels of intellectual disability or specific medical conditions, have unfortunately become part of common derogatory language used within society and so have become insults.
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 57, Issue 04, April 2016
“Executive functioning – a key construct for understanding developmental psychopathology or a ‘catch-all’ term in need of some rethinking?” by Jeffrey M. Halperin
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Annual Research Review: On the developmental neuropsychology of substance use disorders
The researchers identify certain neurocognitive and personality/comorbidity-based risk factors for the onset of substance misuse during adolescence, and summarise the evidence suggesting that these risk factors may be further impacted by the direct effect of drugs on the underlying neural circuits implicated in substance misuse vulnerability.
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 56, Issue 07, July 2015
“Research Domain Criteria (RDoC): a new psychiatric nosology whose time has not yet come” by Bradley S. Peterson
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