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This study reviewed recent studies on sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) and empathized the importance of future follow up studies on SCT. Recent empirical evidence showed SCT symptoms were distinct from Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and could be considered multidimensional. SCT is associated with academic impairment and psychological functioning including internalizing symptoms, social withdrawal, and academic impairment, and, possibly, neuropsychological difficulties, even after ADHD inattention problems were controlled. The recent findings suggested that SCT was an important symptom in understanding attentional problems, distinct from ADHD, and, in turn, suggested the need for future studies.
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