eprintid: 10054569
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datestamp: 2019-05-09 13:46:21
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Harris, Lara
title: Investigating executive functioning abilities in Tourette Syndrome (TS) and effects on adaptive functioning
ispublished: unpub
divisions: A01
divisions: B02
divisions: C07
divisions: D05
abstract: This thesis focuses on Executive Functioning abilities in children and young people with Tourette Syndrome (TS). Part 1 comprises a literature review, using a systematic review method, to determine whether executive functioning impairments are present in individuals with TS. The review explores the extent to which EF impairments, if found, are exacerbated by comorbidity (e.g., with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD), mediated by the type of measure used, and if profiles of performance change across the developmental lifespan. The empirical research paper in Part 2 examines distinct components of executive functioning, using experimental and ecologically valid behavioural measures in a group of 47 children with diagnoses of Tourette Syndrome. Of primary interest was to explore whether executive functioning is impaired in these children, and if executive functioning abilities impact on adaptive functioning. The work described was a joint project with my colleague, Summer Fakhro. The critical appraisal (Part 3) offers some reflections about the research process, on working with young people with complex conditions in a research capacity, and outlines some recommendations for future researc
date: 2018-09-25
date_type: published
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
thesis_class: doctoral_open
thesis_award: D.Clin.Psy
language: eng
thesis_view: UCL_Thesis
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primo_central: open_green
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elements_id: 1576980
lyricists_name: Harris, Lara
lyricists_id: LHARR57
actors_name: Harris, Lara
actors_id: LHARR57
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
pages: 238
event_title: UCL (University College London)
institution: UCL (University College London)
thesis_type: Doctoral
citation:        Harris, Lara;      (2018)    Investigating executive functioning abilities in Tourette Syndrome (TS) and effects on adaptive functioning.                   Doctoral thesis  (D.Clin.Psy), UCL (University College London).     Green open access   
 
document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10054569/7/Harris_10054569_thesis_sig_removed.pdf