Sex differences in adult ADHD: A double dissociation in brain activity and autonomic arousal

Biological Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 221-233

  Hermens, Daniel F ^a,b   Williams, Leanne M ^a,b   Lazzaro, Ilario ^a   Whitmont, Stephanie ^a,b   Melkonian, Dmitriy ^a   Gordon, Evian ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult ADHD; Arousal; EEG; SCL; Sex differences; Theta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 16544388833     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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