Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults - Early vs. late onset in a retrospective study

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-223

  Hesslinger, Bernd ^a   Tebartz Van Elst, Ludger ^a   Mochan, Frank ^a   Ebert, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0042160068     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(03)00105-7     Document Type: Article

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