Diagnostic issues for adolescents and adults with ADHD

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 535-547

  Wasserstein, Jeanette ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult and adolescent attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Attention deficit disorder (ADD); Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder attention deficit disorder (ADHD ADD)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 20144373159     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20118     Document Type: Review

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