Empathy and Facial Expression Recognition in Children With and Without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Effects of Stimulant Medication on Empathic Skills in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Gumustas F., Yilmaz I., Yulaf Y., Gokce S., Sabuncuoglu O.

JOURNAL OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, vol.27, no.5, pp.433-439, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1089/cap.2016.0052
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.433-439
  • Keywords: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, stimulants, emotion recognition, empathy, methylphenidate, INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES, HYPERACTIVE-CHILDREN, ADHD, METHYLPHENIDATE, ADOLESCENTS, SYMPTOMS, RATINGS, SAMPLE, PARENT, SCALE
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to healthy children and adolescents in terms of state and trait empathy and emotion expression recognition skills. The goal was also to determine whether there are changes in emotion recognition and empathy measures in children with ADHD after methylphenidate (MPH) treatment.