Citation

Lesnik-Oberstein M, van der Vlugt H, Hoencamp E, Juffermans D, Cohen L. J. Abnorm. Child Psychol. 1978; 6(3): 407-412.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

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PMID

701653

Abstract

The hypothesis that hyperkinetic children are stimulus-governed was tested. In a sample of 39 nonmedicated hyperkinetic boys 26 were found to be stimulus-governed. In a control sample of 20 nonmedicated boys 6 were found to be stimulus-governed. An association was found between the hyperkinetic syndrome and stimulus-governance. The hypothesis is raised that response to methylphenidate is related to stimulus-governance. Several issues raised by the research are discussed.

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