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adhd, comorbidity, synaptic gates and re-entrant circuits

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2005

florence levy
florence levy
Affiliation:
school of psychiatry, university of new south wales, prince of wales hospital, sydney, new south wales, 2031, australiaf.levy@unsw.edu.au
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Abstract

the “dynamic developmental” theory of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) has come full circle from wender's (1971) reinforcement hypothesis. by specifying the principle of time constraints on reinforcement and extinction, the present theory allows for empirical validation. however, the theory implies, but does not discuss, implications for the neurophysiology of comorbidity in adhd. the authors' attribution of comorbid oppositional behavior to parental and societal reinforcement leaves out biological factors.

Type
open peer commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , June 2005 , pp. 434 - 435
Copyright
© 2005 cambridge university press

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