Can adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder be distinguished from those with comorbid bipolar disorder? Findings from a sample of clinically referred adults

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Wilens, Timothy E ^a   Biederman, Joseph ^a   Wozniak, Janet ^a   Gunawardene, Samantha ^a   Wong, Jocelyn ^a   Monuteaux, Michael ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Adults; Bipolar disorder; Comorbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 0037756722     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(02)01666-9     Document Type: Article

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