Diagnosis and treatment of children with attention deficit disorder

Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 126-134

  Hardy, Elaine ^a,d   Warmbrodt, Lynn ^a,b   DeBasio, Nancy O ^a,c  

^a Research College of Nursing   (United States)

^b RCN

^c RCN ^*

^d Research College of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Diagnosis; Mental health; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADDERAL; AMPHETAMINE; ATOMOXETINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; STRATERA;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DYSLEXIA; DYSTHYMIA; FAMILY THERAPY; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10044297356     PISSN: 10852360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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