Alexis C Wood

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Publications

  1. ncbi Genetic influences on mechanically-assessed activity level in children
    Alexis C Wood
    MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, UK
    J Child Psychol Psychiatry 48:695-702. 2007
  2. ncbi Is overactivity a core feature in ADHD? Familial and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of mechanically assessed activity level
    Alexis C Wood
    Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, UK
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 48:1023-30. 2009
  3. ncbi Separation of cognitive impairments in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder into 2 familial factors
    Jonna Kuntsi
    MRC Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 67:1159-67. 2010
  4. ncbi Hyperactive-impulsive symptom scores and oppositional behaviours reflect alternate manifestations of a single liability
    Alexis C Wood
    MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK
    Behav Genet 39:447-60. 2009
  5. ncbi The genetic association between ADHD symptoms and reading difficulties: the role of inattentiveness and IQ
    Yannis Paloyelis
    MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, UK
    J Abnorm Child Psychol 38:1083-95. 2010
  6. ncbi Actigraph data are reliable, with functional reliability increasing with aggregation
    Alexis C Wood
    Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, England
    Behav Res Methods 40:873-8. 2008
  7. ncbi High heritability for a composite index of children's activity level measures
    Alexis C Wood
    Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, P O Box 80, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Behav Genet 38:266-76. 2008
  8. ncbi Why cognitive performance in ADHD may not reveal true potential: findings from a large population-based sample
    Jonna Kuntsi
    MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, De Crespigny Park Box P080, London SE5 8AF, UK
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 15:570-9. 2009

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Publications8

  1. ncbi Genetic influences on mechanically-assessed activity level in children
    Alexis C Wood
    MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, UK
    J Child Psychol Psychiatry 48:695-702. 2007
    ..Yet it is poorly understood, due partly to limitations on parent and teacher ratings, which are typically used as measurements of these symptoms...
  2. ncbi Is overactivity a core feature in ADHD? Familial and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of mechanically assessed activity level
    Alexis C Wood
    Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, UK
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 48:1023-30. 2009
    ..Furthermore, we aimed to investigate the degree of shared familial influences on these measures and the ADHD diagnosis...
  3. ncbi Separation of cognitive impairments in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder into 2 familial factors
    Jonna Kuntsi
    MRC Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 67:1159-67. 2010
    ..A better understanding of the etiological pathways is important for the development of targeted interventions and for identification of suitable intermediate phenotypes for molecular genetic investigations...
  4. ncbi Hyperactive-impulsive symptom scores and oppositional behaviours reflect alternate manifestations of a single liability
    Alexis C Wood
    MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK
    Behav Genet 39:447-60. 2009
    ..In middle childhood, symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity and oppositional behaviour may represent the same underlying liability, whereas the inattentive domain is more distinct...
  5. ncbi The genetic association between ADHD symptoms and reading difficulties: the role of inattentiveness and IQ
    Yannis Paloyelis
    MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, UK
    J Abnorm Child Psychol 38:1083-95. 2010
    ....
  6. ncbi Actigraph data are reliable, with functional reliability increasing with aggregation
    Alexis C Wood
    Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London, England
    Behav Res Methods 40:873-8. 2008
    ..We also examined possible instrumental effects on actigraph data and found these to be nonsignificant, further supporting the reliability and validity of actigraph data as a method of activity level assessment...
  7. ncbi High heritability for a composite index of children's activity level measures
    Alexis C Wood
    Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, P O Box 80, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Behav Genet 38:266-76. 2008
    ..The high heritabilities found are encouraging in this respect...
  8. ncbi Why cognitive performance in ADHD may not reveal true potential: findings from a large population-based sample
    Jonna Kuntsi
    MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, De Crespigny Park Box P080, London SE5 8AF, UK
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc 15:570-9. 2009
    ..The degree to which cognitive impairments in ADHD can be modulated by energetic or motivational factors has important implications for clinical and educational interventions...