Comparison of sustained attention, working memory and response inhibition in children with conduct disorder and normal

This study aimed to compare the executive functions of children with conduct disorder and the normal ones in the city of Mashhad. This research is descriptive and causal-comparative. The statistical sample included 50 subjects selected through convenience sampling and assigned to two groups of children with conduct disorder (25) and normal (25 persons). The structured interviews for DSM-V disorders (SCID-5-CV) and Child Symptom Inventory-4 (CSI-4) was used to select the sample group. Data collected using the N-back test and integrated visual and auditory Continuous Performance Test (IVA+ PLUS). The data analyzed by analysis of variance, MANOVA. The results showed that there was a significant difference in terms of working memory and visual sustained attention scores between two groups of children (p<0/05). But there was no significant difference in terms of visual-auditorial response inhibition.Thus, children with conduct disorder have a substantial deficit in executive functions compare to normal children.