Report of a Work Group on Sluggish Cognitive Tempo: Key Research Directions and a Consensus Change in Terminology to Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.07.821
• Publication Date: 2022-08-22T00:58:48Z
• Authors: Stephen P. Becker; Erik G. Willcutt; Daniel R. Leopold; Joseph W. Fredrick; Zoe R. Smith; Lisa A. Jacobson; G. Leonard Burns; Susan D. Mayes; Daniel A. Waschbusch; Tanya E. Froehlich; Keith McBurnett; Mateu Servera; Russell A. Barkley
• Keywords: Disengagement theory; Offensive

The aim of this work was 2-fold: (1) to evaluate current knowledge and identify key directions in the study sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT); (2) arrive at a consensus change terminology for construct that reflects science may be more acceptable researchers, clinicians, caregivers, patients.