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In this chapter, we consider attentional disturbances that are commonly observed in patients presenting with four psychiatric conditions: (1) affective disorders; (2) schizophrenia; (3) attention-deficit—hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); and (4) anxiety/stress disorders. For each of these disorders, we review the characteristics of the attentional disturbance and the brain mechanisms that have been proposed to account for this attentional problem.
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Cohen, R.A., O’Donnell, B.F. (1993). Attentional Dysfunction Associated with Psychiatric Illness. In: The Neuropsychology of Attention. Critical Issues in Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7463-1_12
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