Poster Presentations, Inaugural ADHD Research Day
Friday, October 17, 2014. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Etiology
(01) A systematic review of the relationship between anxiety in pregnancy and ADHD in children.
Blanca M Bolea-Alamanac1, Simon JC Davies2.
1
Department of Academic Psychiatry, Bristol University, Bristol, UK.
2
Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.
(02) Autism spectrum disorder, response inhibition, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive
compulsive traits in a community sample
Ellen van der Plas1, 2, Annie Dupuis3, 4, Janet Shan1, Jennifer Crosbie1, 2, Russell Schachar1, 2
1
The Department of Psychiatry, the Hospital for Sick Children; 2 The Department of Psychiatry, University of
Toronto;3 Dalla Lana School of Public Health;4 Biostatistics, Design & Analysis, the Hospital for Sick Children
(03) Colour Vision in ADHD: Testing the Retinal Dopaminergic Hypothesis
Soyeon Kim, Mohamed Al-Haj, Samantha Chen, Stuart Fuller, Umesh Jain, Marisa Carrasco, Rosemary Tannock.
(04) Prevalence and characteristics of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder diagnosis in youth in Ontario from
the Electronic Medical Record Administrative data Linked Database
Tanya Hauck1, Karen Tu2, 3, 4, Laura Wing2, Laura Maclagan2, Paul Kurdyak1, 2, 5, 6
1
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON; 2Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto,
ON; 3Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, ON; 4University Health Network,
Toronto Western Hospital Family Health Team, Toronto, ON; 5Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250
College Street, Toronto, ON; 6Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto,
Toronto, ON
Diagnosis / Assessment
(05) Discriminant validity of the Conners’ Adult ADHD Rating Scale in a clinical sample
Allyson G. Harrison, PhD, CPsych., Irene Armstrong, PhD
Regional Assessment & Resource Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
(06) Psychometric Properties of an Emotional Dysregulation Scale
Monica Cavanagh, Declan Quinn, Don Duncan, Amy Robson-McKay, Tom Graham, Lloyd Balbuena, University of
Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
(07) Are there Different Classes of Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder?
Declan Quinn, Monica Cavanagh, Don Duncan, Amy Robson-MacKay, Tom Graham, Lloyd Balbuena, University
of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
(08) Discourse-level expressive language difficulties are under-addressed clinically and educationally in children
with ADHD
Alison McInnes, Ph.D., Assistant Professor , Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
(09) Self-Perception of Competencies in Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Rosaria Furlano, Elizabeth A. Kelley, Layla Hall, & Daryl Wilson, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
(10) Emergent social communication is predicted by inhibitory ability and hyperactive-impulsive traits in
preschool-aged children: A mediation model
Rints, Ami C., McAuley, Tara, & Nilsen, Elizabeth S., University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
(11) The possible role of undiagnosed ADHD in Road Traffic Accidents among unionized private sector drivers in
Ghana: Road safety and other policy implications
Thaddeus P. M. Ulzen MD FRCP(C) DFAPA, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavior al Medicine,
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Community Health Sciences (CCHS), University of Alabama
School of Medicine, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
(12) Driving Indicators in Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Sherrilene Classen, PhD, MPH, OT Reg. (Ont.), FAOTA; Kiah Brown, BHS; Miriam Monahan, MSOT, OTR/L, CDRS
University of Western Ontario, London, ON
Academic
(13) Exploring the Relationships between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Working Memory, Processing
Speed, and Reading: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
DeBono, A.1, Schachar, R.J.2 & Crosbie, J.2
1
McMaster Children’s Hospital; 2The Hospital for Sick Children
(14) Attention and Executive Functioning as Predictors of Academic Achievement in Adolescents with ADHD
Layla Hall, Elizabeth Kelley, Daryl Wilson, Rosaria Furlano, & Jason Rajsic, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
(15) Interrelationships between working memory, behavioural attention and academic fluency: a triad of
impairment
Gray, S.A.,1,2 Rogers,3 M., Martinussen,1 R., Tannock, R.1,2
1
Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
2
Neurosciences and Mental Health Research Program, Sick Kids Hospital
3
School of Psychology, University of Ottawa
Treatment
(16) Parents Inc ®: Assessing the clinical effectiveness of a Group Parenting Programme for Parents of children
with Attention- Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder
Dr. Hilary Maddox: Consultant Clinical Child Psychologist, NHS Fife, Depar tment of Psychology, Lynebank
Hospital, Dunfermline, Scotland
Paul Stone: Co-author, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Lynebank Hospital, Dunfermline, Scotland.
(17) A Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Guanfacine Extended-Release (GXR) in Adolescents With AttentionDeficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Timothy E. Wilens MD1; Linda Harper, MD2; Vanja Sikirica PharmD, MPH3; Joel L. Young MD4; Ralph Bloomfield,
MSc5; Andrew Lyne, MSc, CStat5; Gail Rynkowski MEd3 ; Brigitte Robertson MD3; Samuel Schaffer MD6
1
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; 2CNS Healthcare, Orlando, FL, USA; 3Shire, Wayne, PA, USA;
4
Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI, USA; 5Shire, Basingstoke, UK; 6Shire, Montreal,
Quebec, CA
(18) Guanfacine extended release (GXR) for children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD): Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, multicentre, placebo- and active-reference study
Judy van Stralen1, Amaia Hervas2, Michael Huss3, Mats Johnson4, Fiona McNicholas5, Sasha Sreckovic6, Andrew
Lyne7, Ralph Bloomfield7, Vanja Sikirica8, Brigitte Robertson8
1
Center for Pediatric Excellence, Ottawa, ON, Canada; 2Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit, University
Hospital Mútua de Terrassa, UETD, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu. Barcelona, Spain; 3Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany; 4The Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre at the
Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; 5Department of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin; Lucena Clinic, Rathgar, Dublin; School of Medicine and
Medical Science, Health Sciences Centre, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland; 6Shire, Eysins, Switzerland; 7Shire,
Basingstoke, UK; 8Shire, Wayne, PA, USA
(19) Differential Methylphenidate Response Affecting Academic and Behavioural Outcomes in Children with ADHD
Hanna A. Kubas1, MSc, Justin W. Witzke2, BSc, James B. Hale1, PhD, ABPdN
1
University of Calgary
2
University of Alberta
(20) SPARK for Learning: Using Physical Activity to Support Social-Emotional Well-being in Children with ADHD
Emma A. Climie, PhD, RPsych, Assistant Professor, Lead Researcher, Carlson Family ADHD Award, Alberta
Children’s Hospital Research Institute, School and Applied Child Psychology, Werklund School of Education,
University of Calgary
(21) Multimodal Assessment and Treatment for ADHD, A Program Evaluation: Connecting Research and Practice
Dr. Diana Mandeleew, Dr. Ainslie Gray, Laura MacNiven and Lauren Kouba, Springboard Clinic, Toronto, ON
Outcome
(22) Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Predictors of Early Substance Use Among Youth Diagnosed with ADHD in
Childhood
Dragana Ostojic, MA, Alice Charach, MD, MSc, Jennifer Crosbie, PhD, Joanna Henderson, PhD, Tara McAuley,
PhD, Russell Schachar, MD