The phrase "attentional problems" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing issues related to focus, concentration, or attention deficits, often in psychological or educational discussions.
Example: "Many students with attentional problems struggle to complete their assignments on time due to distractions."
Alternatives: "attention difficulties" or "focus issues".
For instance, individuals with attentional problems such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are generally acknowledged to be more vulnerable to distraction than normal control children [ 7, 8].
Attentional problems in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have often been linked with deficits in cognitive control.
The TPJ has also been implicated in attention and hence abnormal functioning could result in symptoms associated with attentional problems.
Zimmerman, F. J. & Christakis, D. A. Associations between content types of early media exposure and subsequent attentional problems.
Christakis, D. A., Zimmerman, F. J., DiGiuseppe, D. L. & McCarty, C. A. Early television exposure and subsequent attentional problems in children.
IUGR in humans is associated with impaired pre- and postnatal neurodevelopment, and subsequent postnatal cognition, resulting in lower IQ, poorer memory, visuomotor and executive function skills, as well as behavioural and attentional problems.
Background: Factors such as poor insight, amotivation, suspiciousness, disorganized speech and attentional problems may interfere with the ability of acutely ill individuals with psychotic disorders to provide a valid account of their symptoms.
Unfortunately experimental data from infants are lacking and difficult to obtain for a variety of practical and ethical reasons although one brief experimental study found viewing a rapidly sequenced show lead to short term attentional problems in preschool children21,24,25.
A US study cited by the review published in the journal Pediatrics of 2,623 children found that those who watched TV at the ages of one and three years "had a significantly increased risk of developing attentional problems by the time they were seven years old".
As many as 35% of the children in the sample had "clinically significant" behavior problems (parents reported their children often were "immature," "did not get along with peers", and were "clingy". Parents also rated a high number of children with DMD (about 25%) as having attentional problems.
Nicotine withdrawal exacerbates cognitive and attentional problems and may be one factor in smoking relapse.
