Evolution and revolution in child psychiatry: ADHD as a disorder of adaptation

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1672-1681

  Jensen, Peter S ^a,g   Mrazek, David ^b   Knapp, Penelope K ^c   Steinberg, Laurence ^d   Pfeffer, Cynthia ^e   Schowalter, John ^f   Shapiro, Theodore ^h  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Adaptation; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Behavioral ecology; Evolution

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030815283     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199712000-00015     Document Type: Review

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