Perception of emotional prosody in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Kis, Bernhard; Guberina, Nika; Kraemer, Markus; Niklewski, Franziska; Dziobek, Isabel; Wiltfang, Jens; Abdel‐Hamid, Mona

doi:10.1111/acps.12719

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“…Recent studies investigating adult patients with ADHD and their ability to perceive prosody and emotional faces showed that they displayed impaired performance, especially in the perception of angry emotional statements. These results were independent of executive skills (Bisch et al, 2016;Kis et al, 2017). Nevertheless, studies investigating social cognition in adults with ADHD (Uekermann et al, 2010), especially the association between social cognition and executive functions in adults with ADHD, are still rare.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…Additionally, Kis et al (2017) were able to demonstrate an impaired perception of prosody as well as an impaired affective change of perspective. Additionally, Kis et al (2017) were able to demonstrate an impaired perception of prosody as well as an impaired affective change of perspective.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Likewise, our results are in line with the robust finding of a lack of empathy skills in adults with ADHD. Additionally, Kis et al (2017) were able to demonstrate an impaired perception of prosody as well as an impaired affective change of perspective. Groen, Heijer, Fuermaier, Althaus, and Tucha, (2018) also assumed a connection between traits of ADHD and emotional aspects of empathy.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…A distinction is made between three subtypes: inattentive subtype, hyperactive-impulsive subtype, and mixed subtype. These results were independent of executive skills (Bisch et al, 2016;Kis et al, 2017). There is a series of studies in children with ADHD that showed that ADHD is often accompanied by impairments in social cognition (Pineda-Alhucema, Aristizabal, Escudero-Cabarcas, Acosta-Lopez, & Velez, 2018).…”

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confidence: 89%

“…The remaining 20 items are distractors. The sum score served as the outcome parameter (Kis et al, 2017).…”

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Impaired empathy but no theory of mind deficits in adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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Objective The cognitive capacity to change perspective is referred to as theory of mind (ToM). ToM deficits are detectable in a variety of psychiatric and neurological disorders. Since executive abilities are closely associated with ToM skills, we suspected that due to a common neuropsychological basis, ToM deficits exist in treatment‐naïve adults with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods Performance of treatment‐naïve adults with ADHD (N = 30) in tasks assessing executive functions (Trail Making Test, Stroop color–word test, and Test Battery for Attentional Performance), empathy skills (Cambridge Behaviour Scale), and ToM (Movie for Assessment of Social Cognition) was compared with that of a healthy control group (N = 30) matched according to basic demographic variables. Results Compared to healthy controls, treatment‐naïve adults with ADHD showed deficits in various executive functions and the ability to empathize (all p < .05). However, no performance differences were found with regard to ToM (all n.s.). Conclusions Since studies in juveniles with ADHD often show impaired ToM performance, it is conceivable that ToM deficits may become attenuated due to neuronal development in adolescence. Furthermore, our findings imply that ToM impairments, even when present in adult ADHD, appear to be independent of executive deficits and might be explained by comorbid disorders.

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confidence: 79%

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confidence: 98%