ADHD and Parental Psychological Distress: Role of Demographics, Child Behavioral Characteristics, and Parental Cognitions

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 703-711

  Harrison, Christine ^a,b   Sofronoff, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Child behaviors; Parental cognitions; Parental distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036617880     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200206000-00010     Document Type: Article

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