The prevalence and effects of adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder on work performance in a nationally representative sample of workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 565-572

  Kessler, Ronald C ^a   Adler, Lenard ^b   Ames, Minnie ^a   Barkley, Russell A ^c   Birnbaum, Howard ^d   Greenberg, Paul ^d   Johnston, Joseph A ^e   Spencer, Thomas ^f   Üstün, T Bedirhan ^g  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Analysis Group/Economics   (United States)

^e ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAPITAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MASS SCREENING; MONEY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TIME; UNITED STATES; WHO HEALTH AND WORK PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 20544468092     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000166863.33541.39     Document Type: Review

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