An early description of ADHD (Inattentive subtype): Dr Alexander Crichton and 'mental restlessness' (1798)

Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 66-73

  Palmer, Erica D ^a   Finger, Stanley ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Crichton; Hyperactivity; Inattention; Still

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012871220     PISSN: 13606417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1360641701002507     Document Type: Article

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